Mendelian and NonMendelian Inheritance

Front

What is the visible result of heredity?

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Phenotype

Front

In a flowering plant species, if red flower color (R) is dominant over white flower color (r), what are the possible genotypes of a red-flowering plant?

Back

RR or Rr

Front

Which of the following is a phenotype? Aa, red hair, heterozygous, BB?

Back

red hair

Front

What type of inheritance pattern is a mixture of both traits, like the old theory of blending?

Back

incomplete dominance

Front

In a Punnett Square, if bb is crossed with BB, what is the probability of a resulting Bb?

Back

100%

Front

What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

Back

Genotype

Front

What do you call an organism with two identical alleles for a trait?

Back

Homozygous

Front

What do you call an organism with two different alleles for a trait?

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Heterozygous

Front

What is the term for an allele that masks the effect of another allele?

Back

Dominant allele

Front

What is the term for an allele that is masked by a dominant allele?

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Recessive allele