2 - Inheritance Patterns
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Practice Questions
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What is a dominant allele?
💡 Hint: Think about which trait would 'win' in appearance.
Define homozygous.
💡 Hint: What about when both alleles are the same?
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Interactive Quizzes
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Which allele would you expect to mask the presence of a recessive allele?
💡 Hint: Who 'wins' in terms of appearance when both alleles are present?
True or False: Incomplete dominance results in a blended phenotype.
💡 Hint: Think about the color of flowers—do they mix or remain distinct?
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Challenge Problems
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If a plant exhibiting incomplete dominance for flower color (RR = red, WW = white) is crossed with a red flower, what color are the offspring expected to be?
💡 Hint: Draw a Punnett square to visualize the potential outcomes.
Consider a trait for height in pea plants, controlled by two genes. If one gene is for tallness (T) and another for thickness (B), discuss how polygenic inheritance could lead to varying heights.
💡 Hint: Think about how mixing two ingredients can create different results.
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