Intro to Africa Test 1

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What is a trait that is covered by another trait?

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Recessive trait; represented by a lowercase letter.

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Why does each lion have two alleles for each gene?

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Organisms inherit (receive) one allele from mom and one allele from dad.

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What is the chance that an offspring will have a homozygous genotype based on a Punnett square?

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50%.

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How many different genes are we examining in this scenario?

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4.

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What is the requirement for an animal to be beneficial for a lion to hunt alone?

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Net energy gained must be more than 13,500 kcal.

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What is a dominant trait?

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A trait that is expressed in the phenotype even when only one allele is present.

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Define genotype.

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The genetic makeup of an organism, represented by the alleles it possesses.

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Define phenotype.

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The observable characteristics or traits of an organism.

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What is an allele?

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Different forms of a gene that can exist at a specific locus on a chromosome.

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What does homozygous mean?

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Having two identical alleles for a particular gene.