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8 Cards in this Set
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Pleiotropy
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One gene affects more than one phenotype
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X-linked Recessive
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Males more affects
On X chromosome |
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X-linked Dominant
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Females more affected
On X chromosome |
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Polymorphic
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wild-type allele that is presented less that 99% of the time
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Epistasis
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phenotypic expression of one gene, is affected by another gene
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Polygenic Inheritance
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several genes are involved in making one phenotype
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Autosomal Recessive
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2 copies of the gene (2alleles) must be mutated for a person to be affected
2 affected parents will always have affected children Males and females affected equally |
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Autosomal Dominant
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Only 1 copy of mutated gene (1allele) is needed for a person to be affected
2 affected parents will have an affected child males and females affected equally. |
