7 Questions
What is the term used to describe an individual's genetic makeup?
Genotype
Which of the following terms describes the physical characteristics of an organism?
Phenotype
If a trait is expressed only when two copies of the gene are present, what type of gene is it?
Recessive
In genetic inheritance, what is the term for an individual with two different alleles for a particular gene?
Heterozygous
What do we call the specific location of a gene on a chromosome?
Locus
Which term describes the total set of genes present in an organism?
Genome
If a gene is masked by the presence of another allele, what type of gene is it?
Dominant
Explore the concept of sex-linked traits, which are determined by alleles or genes on the sex chromosomes. Learn about X-linked traits influenced by genes on the X chromosome and Y-linked traits influenced by genes on the Y chromosome.
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