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What is the genetic makeup of an individual?
What is the genetic makeup of an individual?
Genotype
What term describes the physical expression of a trait?
What term describes the physical expression of a trait?
Phenotype
What type of inheritance pattern is characterized by the effects of multiple genes on phenotypes?
What type of inheritance pattern is characterized by the effects of multiple genes on phenotypes?
Polygenic inheritance
What term is used to describe traits that show continuous variation along a numeric or non-numeric scale?
What term is used to describe traits that show continuous variation along a numeric or non-numeric scale?
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What is the term for the proportion of phenotypic variance that is due to genetic factors in a given population in a specific environment?
What is the term for the proportion of phenotypic variance that is due to genetic factors in a given population in a specific environment?
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What is the term for the proportion of twin pairs where both members have the same phenotype?
What is the term for the proportion of twin pairs where both members have the same phenotype?
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What term describes the proportion of twin pairs where the members of the pair have different phenotypes?
What term describes the proportion of twin pairs where the members of the pair have different phenotypes?
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What type of traits are those for which the underlying allele distribution is continuous, but the phenotypic expression of those alleles is discrete?
What type of traits are those for which the underlying allele distribution is continuous, but the phenotypic expression of those alleles is discrete?
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What is the term for phenotypes that can be recorded by counting whole numbers?
What is the term for phenotypes that can be recorded by counting whole numbers?
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What is the term for genes that have a strong influence on the phenotypic variation of a trait?
What is the term for genes that have a strong influence on the phenotypic variation of a trait?
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What term describes the genes that affect the phenotypic variation to a lesser degree?
What term describes the genes that affect the phenotypic variation to a lesser degree?
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What type of allele contributes equally to a phenotype?
What type of allele contributes equally to a phenotype?
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