GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
INHERITANCE AND VARIATION
Question
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Magda is a tall, 11 year old drummer. She has a scar on her right cheek. She is good at swimming. Which of her traits did Magda most likely inherit?
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height
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the scar
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ability to swim
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ability to play drums
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The two alleles in a gene pair are inherited, one from each parent. Alleles interact with each other in different ways. These are called inheritance patterns.
Detailed explanation-2: -Heterozygous refers to a genotype with two different alleles (i.e. Bb, Rr, etc.) and homozygous refers to a genotype with two of the same alleles (i.e. BB, bb, etc.).
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