Please Define the Following Key Terms

question 67

Essay

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-John Stuart Mill

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Definitions:

X Chromosomes

One of the two sex chromosomes in mammals, including humans, responsible for determining genetic sex when paired with a Y chromosome for males or another X chromosome for females.

Pleiotropy

A genetic phenomenon in which a single gene influences multiple phenotypic traits in an organism.

Polygenic Inheritance

A type of genetic inheritance where multiple genes determine a trait, resulting in a continuous range of possibilities.

Incomplete Dominance

Incomplete dominance is a genetic situation in which neither allele is dominant, resulting in an offspring with a phenotype that is a blend of the parental traits.