Genetics

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What is the genotype of a rabbit with brown fur?

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How is colorblindness inherited?

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X-linked recessive

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What is the genotype of a colorblind male?

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X^h y

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What are the possible forms of a gene called?

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Alleles

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What is incomplete dominance?

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A genetic situation in which one allele does not completely dominate another allele, resulting in a new phenotype.

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What is co-dominance?

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A genetic scenario where both alleles in a heterozygote are fully expressed.

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Why are males more likely to inherit X-linked recessive conditions than females?

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Males have only one X chromosome, so if they inherit the gene, it will be expressed.

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What is a trait?

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A characteristic that is inherited, such as eye color or fur color.

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What is a gene?

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A segment of DNA that contains the instructions for building a specific protein.

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What is a phenotype?

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The observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism.