Created by Laura Perry
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Question | Answer |
How many copies of a gene are there and how many are expressed? | There are 2 copies of each gene (one from each parent)- but only one is expressed. |
What is homozygous? | When you have two of the same kinds of alleles. |
What is heterozygous? | Having two different alleles. |
What can alleles be? (two different types). | Alleles are either dominant or recessive. |
How many alleles must be present for a dominant allele to be expressed? | Only one allele must be dominant for it to be expressed but it works with two dominant alleles as well. |
Who many alleles must be recessive for it to be expressed? | Both alleles must be recessive for it to be expressed. |
What case of letter are dominant and recessive alleles represented by? | Dominant alleles= Capital letters. Recessive alleles= lower case letters. |
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