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Agriculture · Q466

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 466

Q466

"The ability of a gene to express itself in an individual that carries it" is defined as

A.
Dominance
B.
Penetrance
Answer
C.
Expressivity
D.
Heterosis

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
"The ability of a gene to express itself in an individual that carries it" is defined as Penetrance.
The ability of a gene to express itself in an individual that carries it is called penetrance.
Penetrance is the percentage of animals of a specific genotype who express the phenotype associated with that underlying genotype.