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Quantitative Genetics

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What is the term used to describe the proportion of phenotypic variation in a population that is due to genetic variation?

  1. Heritability

  2. Gene Action

  3. Epistasis

  4. Linkage


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Heritability is the proportion of phenotypic variation in a population that is due to genetic variation.

What is the term used to describe the interaction between two or more genes?

  1. Heritability

  2. Gene Action

  3. Epistasis

  4. Linkage


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Epistasis is the interaction between two or more genes.

What is the term used to describe the physical connection between two genes on the same chromosome?

  1. Heritability

  2. Gene Action

  3. Epistasis

  4. Linkage


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Linkage is the physical connection between two genes on the same chromosome.

What is the term used to describe the contribution of a single gene to the phenotype?

  1. Heritability

  2. Gene Action

  3. Epistasis

  4. Linkage


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Gene Action is the contribution of a single gene to the phenotype.

What is the term used to describe the genetic variance in a population?

  1. Heritability

  2. Gene Action

  3. Epistasis

  4. Linkage


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Genetic Variance is the genetic variance in a population.

What is the term used to describe the environmental variance in a population?

  1. Heritability

  2. Gene Action

  3. Epistasis

  4. Linkage


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Environmental Variance is the environmental variance in a population.

What is the term used to describe the correlation between the phenotypes of two relatives?

  1. Heritability

  2. Gene Action

  3. Epistasis

  4. Linkage


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Genetic Correlation is the correlation between the phenotypes of two relatives.

What is the term used to describe the proportion of phenotypic variance in a population that is due to environmental variation?

  1. Heritability

  2. Gene Action

  3. Epistasis

  4. Linkage


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Environmental Heritability is the proportion of phenotypic variance in a population that is due to environmental variation.

What is the term used to describe the genetic variance in a population that is due to additive gene effects?

  1. Heritability

  2. Gene Action

  3. Epistasis

  4. Linkage


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Additive Genetic Variance is the genetic variance in a population that is due to additive gene effects.

What is the term used to describe the genetic variance in a population that is due to non-additive gene effects?

  1. Heritability

  2. Gene Action

  3. Epistasis

  4. Linkage


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Non-Additive Genetic Variance is the genetic variance in a population that is due to non-additive gene effects.

What is the term used to describe the genetic variance in a population that is due to dominance gene effects?

  1. Heritability

  2. Gene Action

  3. Epistasis

  4. Linkage


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Dominance Genetic Variance is the genetic variance in a population that is due to dominance gene effects.

What is the term used to describe the genetic variance in a population that is due to interaction between genes?

  1. Heritability

  2. Gene Action

  3. Epistasis

  4. Linkage


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Interaction Genetic Variance is the genetic variance in a population that is due to interaction between genes.

What is the term used to describe the genetic variance in a population that is due to linkage between genes?

  1. Heritability

  2. Gene Action

  3. Epistasis

  4. Linkage


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Linkage Genetic Variance is the genetic variance in a population that is due to linkage between genes.

What is the term used to describe the genetic variance in a population that is due to maternal effects?

  1. Heritability

  2. Gene Action

  3. Epistasis

  4. Linkage


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Maternal Genetic Variance is the genetic variance in a population that is due to maternal effects.

What is the term used to describe the genetic variance in a population that is due to paternal effects?

  1. Heritability

  2. Gene Action

  3. Epistasis

  4. Linkage


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Paternal Genetic Variance is the genetic variance in a population that is due to paternal effects.

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