Genetics

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What does it mean when a disease is sex-linked?
where a gene is located on the sex chromosome.
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what is a Genotype?
The combination of alleles of an organism.
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What is a Phenotype?
A characterization of an organism.
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What does Homozygous mean?
Having two identical alleles of a gene.
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What is a locus?
The particular position on a homologous gene
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What are codominant alleles?
Pairs of alleles that both affect the phenotype when present in a heterozygote.
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What is a carrier?
A carrier is someone who carries the disease but doesn't exhibit symptoms of the disease
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What does heterozygous mean?
Having two different alleles of the same gene.
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What is a test cross?
Testing a suspected heterozygote by crossing it with a known homozygous recessive
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Are ABO blood groups co-dominant?
Yes
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What are the blood groups?
A, B, O, AB
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Can females have a sex linked disease?
No
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