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Patterns of inheritance MatchUp

Target Level
C
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Attempt
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Click on a top box, then click on its match below. Or, drag a top box and drop it onto the correct match. Match all pairs before clicking ‘Check’.

Genetic drift
Sex-linkage
Homozygous
Dihybrid
Directional selection
Hardy-Weinberg equation
Stabilising selection
Chi-squared test
Meiosis
Heterozygous
Codominant
Used to calculate how likely it is that a result occurs due to chance alone
Used to calculate the frequency of an allele or a genotype in a population
Any allele which can be expressed in the phenotype along with another allele for the same characteristic
When an individual has two of the same alleles for a certain trait
When an individual has two different alleles for a certain trait
Describes a cross involving two different genes
Explains the inheritance of alleles found on the X chromosome or Y chromosome
A change in allele frequencies, which only occurs in small populations
When selection pressures favour one extreme over another
When selection pressures favour the average over extremes
A process which introduces variation during sexual reproduction

This is your 1st attempt! You get 3 marks for each one you get right. Good luck!

Pass Mark
75%