3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance
Overview of interacting Genes
3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance
Overview of interacting Genes
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Practice this topic
- Multiple Choice
Which of the following terms describes an interaction between two genes?
- Multiple Choice
Polygenic traits are controlled through which of the following ways.
- Multiple Choice
Polygenic traits are usually continuous traits?
- Open Question
Which of the following traits would you expect to be inherited as quantitative traits?
coat color in dogs - Open Question
For the traits listed in the previous problem, which do you think are likely to be multifactorial traits, with phenotypes that are influenced by genes and environment? Identify two environmental factors that might play a role in phenotypic variation of the traits you identified.
- Open QuestionWrite a short essay that explains why multiple and lethal alleles often result in a modification of the classic Mendelian monohybrid and dihybrid ratios.
- Open Question
Compare and contrast broad sense heritability and narrow sense heritability, giving an example of each measurement and identifying how the measurement is used.