The Probability That an Individual Who Inherits an Allele Will

question 24

Multiple Choice

The probability that an individual who inherits an allele will have the phenotype associated with it is known as ____.

• A)pleiotropy
• B)genomic imprinting
• C)codominance
• D)penetrance
• E)linkage

---

Definitions:

Assimilation

The process by which individuals or groups adopt the culture, customs, and attitudes of another group, losing their original identity.

Extermination

Involves the deliberate and systematic destruction of a particular group of people, often referred to in contexts such as genocide or ethnic cleansing.

Ethnic Lines

Divisions or distinctions made between groups of people based on shared culture, ancestry, language, or national origin.

White Anglo-Saxon Protestants

A socio-political term referring to affluent and influential white Americans of Northern European, particularly British, descent.