Consider a String with Several Rocks Tied Along Its Length

question 33

Multiple Choice

Consider a string with several rocks tied along its length at equally spaced intervals.You whirl the string overhead so that the rocks follow circular paths.Compared to a rock in the middle of the string,a rock at the outer end moves

• A)half as fast.
• B)twice as fast.
• C)at the same linear speed.

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Definitions:

Incomplete Dominance

A genetic situation in which two alleles produce a phenotype that is a blend of both parental traits.

Codominant

Codominant refers to a genetic scenario where two different alleles of a gene are expressed equally in the phenotype of a heterozygote.

Recessive

A term for a gene that directs the development of a particular characteristic only if the corresponding gene on the other chromosome matches it—i.e., is the same allele.

Genetic Inheritance

The process by which an offspring receives genes from its parents, explaining how traits or conditions are passed from one generation to the next.