Multiple Choice
Forms of inheritance that are determined by more than two alleles are referred to as:
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Variations of Dominance
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A diploid individual carrying two different alleles at a given gene locus is called:
A
homozygous
B
hemizygous
C
heterozygous
D
monozygous
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Understand the definitions of the terms related to alleles at a gene locus:
Homozygous means having two identical alleles at a gene locus.
Heterozygous means having two different alleles at a gene locus.
Hemizygous refers to having only one allele of a gene in a diploid organism, often seen in sex chromosomes.
Monozygous is not a standard term used to describe allele combinations at a gene locus.
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