HUMAN A&P E-TEXT ACCESS CODE
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Author: Marieb
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Chapter 29, Problem 2RQ
Match the following types of inheritance (key terms a–f) with the descriptions below:
Key:
a. dominant-recessive
b. incomplete dominance
c. multiple-allele
d. polygene
e. sex-linked
f. extranuclear
____ (1) only sons show the trait
____ (2) homozygotes and heterozygotes have the same phenotype
____ (3) heterozygotes exhibit a phenotype intermediate between those of the homozygotes
____ (4)
____ (5) inheritance of ABO blood types
____ (6) inheritance of stature
____ (7) reflects activity of mitochondrial DNA
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