BIO 340 Pfeifer Varsani ASU Exam 1 Questions and Complete Answers Graded A+

BIO 340 Pfeifer
Varsani ASU Exam
1 Questions and
Complete Answers
Graded A+
Denning [Date] [Course title]

, Gene - Correct Ans: A hereditary factor that influences a particular trait.



Allele - Correct Ans: A particular form of a gene



Genotype - Correct Ans: A listing of the alleles in an individual



Phenotype - Correct Ans: An individual's observable traits



Homozygous - Correct Ans: Having two of the same allele



Heterozygous - Correct Ans: Having two different alles



Dominant allele - Correct Ans: An allele that produces its phenotype in heterozygous and homozygous
form



Recessive allele - Correct Ans: An allele that produces its phenotype only in homozygous form



Pure line - Correct Ans: Individuals of the same phenotype, that when crossed, always produce offspring
with the same phenotype



Hybrid - Correct Ans: Offspring from crosses between homozygous parents with different genotypes



Reciprocal cross - Correct Ans: A cross in which the phenotype of the male and female are reversed
compared with a previous cross



Test cross - Correct Ans: A cross between a homozygous recessive individual and an individual with the
dominant phenotype but an unknown genotype



X linked - Correct Ans: Referring to a gene located on the X chromosome