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the locus of a gene can change.
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the process of both alleles being expressed independently is known as __________.
codominance
incomplete dominance
total dominance
partial dominance
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Brief Explanations
The locus of a gene is a fixed position on a chromosome. It does not change.
Brief Explanations
- Codominance: Both alleles are expressed independently. For example, in the ABO blood - group system, if an individual has the \(I^A\) and \(I^B\) alleles, both are expressed, resulting in the AB blood type.
- Incomplete dominance: The heterozygous phenotype is intermediate between the two homozygous phenotypes. For example, in snapdragons, a red - flowered plant (\(RR\)) and a white - flowered plant (\(rr\)) produce pink - flowered (\(Rr\)) offspring.
- Total dominance: One allele completely masks the expression of the other allele. For example, in pea plants, the allele for tall (\(T\)) is dominant over the allele for short (\(t\)).
- Partial dominance is not a standard genetic term in the context of allele expression like the others.
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