Match each of the following terms with its correct definition (parts a through i). ______Phenocopy ______Pleiotropy ______Polygenic trait ______Penetrance ______Sex-limited trait ______Genetic maternal effect ______Genomic imprinting ______Sex-influenced trait ______Anticipation a. The percentage of individuals with a particular genotype that express the expected phenotype. b. A trait determined by an autosomal gene that is more easily expressed in one sex. c. A trait determined by an autosomal gene that is expressed in only one sex. d. A trait that is determined by an environmental effect and has the same phenotype as a genetically determined trait. e. A trait determined by genes at many loci. f. The expression of a trait is affected by the sex of the parent that transmits the gene to the offspring. g. The trait appears earlier or is more severe in succeeding generations. h. A gene affects more than one phenotype. i. The genotype of the maternal parent influences the phenotype of the offspring.

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Match each of the following terms with its correct definition (parts a
through i).
______Phenocopy
______Pleiotropy
______Polygenic trait
______Penetrance
______Sex-limited trait
______Genetic maternal effect
______Genomic imprinting
______Sex-influenced trait
______Anticipation
a. The percentage of individuals with a particular genotype that express
the expected phenotype.
b. A trait determined by an autosomal gene that is more easily expressed
in one sex.
c. A trait determined by an autosomal gene that is expressed in only one
sex.
d. A trait that is determined by an environmental effect and has the same
phenotype as a genetically determined trait.
e. A trait determined by genes at many loci.
f. The expression of a trait is affected by the sex of the parent that
transmits the gene to the offspring.
g. The trait appears earlier or is more severe in succeeding generations.
h. A gene affects more than one phenotype. i. The genotype of the maternal parent influences the phenotype of the
offspring.

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