Other Inheritance Patterns Flashcards

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What is complete dominance?

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When the dominant allele is fully expressed in the phenotype and masks the recessive allele.

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What is codominance?

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When both alleles are fully expressed in the phenotype — neither masks the other.

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What is incomplete dominance?

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When neither allele is fully dominant, so the heterozygote shows a blended/intermediate phenotype.

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What are multiple alleles?

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When a gene has more than two possible alleles, but an individual can only inherit two.

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