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What is Quantitative trait loci?

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Inheritance of quantitative traits or polygenic inheritance refers to the inheritance of a phenotypic characteristic that varies in degree and can be attributed to the interactions between two or more genes and their environment. Though not necessarily genes themselves, quantitative trait loci (QTLs) are stretches of DNA that are closely linked to the genes that underlie the trait in question. QTLs can be molecularly identified (for example, with PCR) to help map regions of the genome that contain genes involved in specifying a quantitative trait. This can be an early step in identifying and sequencing these genes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygenic_inheritance

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What are non mendelian trait?

Traits that are controlled a multiple gene loci. Polygenic traits.


A characteristic of an organism that is determined by many genes?

The terms used to describe a number of genes on separate loci on the same chromosome (or another chromosome) which together determine a single phenotypic trait are polygene, multiple factor, multiple gene inheritance or quantitative gene.


How many alleles for one trait can an individual have?

Genotypes consist of two alleles for every trait. You inherit one allele from one parent, and another from the other parent.


When a trait has more than two alleles how is the trait inherited?

When more than two alleles are involved in the inheritance of a trait, it is called polygenic inheritance. Many quantitative characters have polygenic inheritance. Inheritance of blood groups is an example of polygenic inheritance in human being.When more than two alleles are involved in the inheritance of a trait, it is called polygenic inheritance. Many quantitative characters have polygenic inheritance. Inheritance of blood groups is an example of polygenic inheritance in human being.


If 675 plants resulting from the cross display a trait controlled by a dominant allele how many plants will show the trait controlled by the recessive allele?

In a gene loci there can be four combinations of 2 alleles. Suppose these possible allele combinations are called D for dominant and R for Recessive. The possible combinations for two of them are DD, DR, RD and RR. Wherever the D occurs the dominant trait will be displayed. There is only 1 where the recessive trait is displayed and this is the last or RR case. There must be 3 times the number of cases of the dominant trait as the recessive so the recessive trait is displayed in 675 / 3 cases or 225

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What has the author Malcolm James Burns written?

Malcolm James Burns has written: 'Quantitative trait loci mapping in Arabidopsis'


What is quantitative traits?

a quantitative trait is a trait for a solution that involves numbers. such as: density, melting point or boiling point. :)


What are non mendelian trait?

Traits that are controlled a multiple gene loci. Polygenic traits.


A characteristic of an organism that is determined by many genes?

The terms used to describe a number of genes on separate loci on the same chromosome (or another chromosome) which together determine a single phenotypic trait are polygene, multiple factor, multiple gene inheritance or quantitative gene.


Variation in shoe size among humans is due to a trait that is necessarily?

quantitative


An organism is heterozygous at two genetic loci on different chromosomes?

Two different alleles for a trait.


What are the 4 loci's?

There are infinitely many loci. So the answer depends on which 4 locis you mean.Incidentally, it should not be "loci's" which means belong to the loci.


Is skin color a quantitative trait?

It is indeed. Quantitative traits suggest that the traits are polygenic, which means that the trait is influenced by more than one gene and skin color is influenced by 3 genes (6 alleles). Skin color is also a multifactorial trait because there are also many environmental factors that change skin color, such as exposure to sunlight.


How many alleles for one trait can an individual have?

Genotypes consist of two alleles for every trait. You inherit one allele from one parent, and another from the other parent.


What does chromosomal loci mean?

Chromosomal Loci is a Heterozygous


What are examples for the word allele?

The term allele is often used interchangeably with the word gene. Allele/gene is used for the variations seen at each gene locus for a trait on the homologous chromosome pair. For example: If there are three alleles for a trait only two of the alleles will be represented in the genotype of any one individual. The alleles for basic blood types A, B and O are examples. In general the term allele is not used interchangeably with gene in conjunction with the terms locus or loci..therefore Gene locus or gene loci but not allele locus or allele loci.


When was Loci Communes created?

Loci Communes was created in 1543.