2.2 - Beyond Mendelian Genetics
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Practice Questions
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Define incomplete dominance.
💡 Hint: Think about how flower colors combine.
What is an example of codominance?
💡 Hint: Consider different blood groups.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What do we call the situation where two alleles blend their traits?
💡 Hint: Think of how snapdragons behave.
True or False: In codominance, one allele masks the other.
💡 Hint: Consider blood types for clarity.
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Challenge Problems
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Using a Punnett square, predict the offspring phenotypes of two pink snapdragons (RW) being crossed. What phenotypes would you expect?
💡 Hint: Set up the square and work through the allele combinations.
Considering polygenic inheritance, design a theoretical study to examine the inheritance of skin color in a population. What variables would you account for?
💡 Hint: Think about both genetic and environmental influences.
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