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What are two basic principles of inheritance?
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The principle of segregation and the principle of dominance.
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What is the principle of segregation?
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It states that there are alternative forms, called alleles, for a single gene.
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What does the principle of dominance state?
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It states that, if the two allels for a trait are different, one allele will be dominant.
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What does a test cross consist of?
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A recessive homozygous individual with an individual with an unknown genotype.
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What is the law of independent assortment?
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Traits that are unlinked will separate independently of each other during meiosis.
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What is incomplete dominance?
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It occurs when one allele does not completely block the expression of another and the alleles blend to form the phenotype.
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What is codominance?
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It occurs when a heterozygous phenotype expresses both alleles equally.
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