Complex Patterns of Inheritance

If a gene is found only on the X chromosome and not the Y chromosome, it is said to be what?

• sex-linked trait
• polygenic trait
• codominant trait
• incomplete dominance trait

What is the genotype of a person with type A blood, who had a father with type O blood?

• AB

• AO

• AA

• OO

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This is an example of ___________?

• Incomplete dominance

• Codominance

• Multiple Alleles

• Polygenic Inheritance

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This is an example of ___________.

• Incomplete Dominance

• Codominance

• Multiple Alleles

• Polygenic Inheritance

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What type of inheritance do two alleles have if their traits blend together?

• Incomplete Dominance

• Codominance

• Complete dominance

• Sex-Linked

A calico cat shows both the traits for orange fur and black fur. What kind of allele expression is this?

• Incomplete Dominance

• Codominance

• Complete dominance

• Multiple Alleles

Both traits expressed TOGETHER (not blended)

• Codominance

• Incomplete Dominance

• Mendelian trait

• Sex-linked

Many genes determine 1 trait (ex: skin color)

• Incomplete Dominance

• Polygenic

• Codominance

• Multiple alleles

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For an XX female to express a recessive sex-linked trait, she must have....

• two recessive alleles
• a Y chromosome 
• one recessive allele
• two dominant alleles

Human height occurs in a continuous range because it is affected by the interaction of many genes, making it a(n)

• autosomal trait

• polygenic trait

• codominant trait

• sex-linked trait

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