Lab: Mouse Genetics (One Trait) Answers

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Explain incomplete dominance, using snapdragon flowers as an example.

Answer:

Incomplete dominance occurs when neither allele is fully dominant over the other. In snapdragons, a red-flowered plant crossed with a white-flowered plant produces pink-flowered offspring, showing an intermediate color.

12

This is because there are two traits.

Answers:
Selection 1:codominance
Selection 2:dominant
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Explain why polygenic traits are expressed through quantitative variation, using skin color as an example.

Answer:

Polygenic traits show quantitative variation because multiple genes contribute to the trait, with each allele adding a small amount to the overall phenotype. For example, different combinations of skin-color alleles produce a continuous range of pigmentation from light to dark.

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What did you include in your response? Check all that apply.

A
If there are more alleles present for darker skin tone, then the offspring will have darker skin pigment than the parents may have.
B
There can be varying expressions of pigment color from dark to light based on the alleles received, even in the same family.
C
The sum of the allele combinations determines the expression of the trait from one degree to the other.
D
A bell curve shows the quantitative variation.

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