Understanding Sex-Linked Traits

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What is the term used to describe an individual's genetic makeup?

  • Phenotype
  • Chromatid
  • Genome
  • Genotype (correct)

Which of the following terms describes the physical characteristics of an organism?

  • Gene pool
  • Phenotype (correct)
  • Nucleotide
  • Genotype

If a trait is expressed only when two copies of the gene are present, what type of gene is it?

  • Incomplete dominant
  • Recessive (correct)
  • Co-dominant
  • Dominant

In genetic inheritance, what is the term for an individual with two different alleles for a particular gene?

<p>Heterozygous (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do we call the specific location of a gene on a chromosome?

<p>Locus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes the total set of genes present in an organism?

<p>Genome (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If a gene is masked by the presence of another allele, what type of gene is it?

<p>Dominant (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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