What Type of Allele Is Often Detected as a Distortion

question 24

Multiple Choice

What type of allele is often detected as a distortion in segregation ratios, where one class of expected progeny is missing?

• A) incompletely penetrant allele
• B) partially dominant allele
• C) dominant negative allele
• D) temperature- sensitive allele
• E) lethal allele

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Definitions:

Biological Parents

The individuals whose genetic material a child inherits; often referred to as birth parents.

Transitions

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