Question
Review the Chapter 12 vocabulary words listed in
the Study Guide on page 333. Determine if each
statement is true or false. If false, replace the under-
lined word with the correct vocabulary word.
1. A carrier is always a heterozygous individual.
2. A pedigree is a chart showing the chromo-
some pairs of an individual.
3. In polygenic inheritance, there is a wide
range of expression of a trait.
4. The phenotype of the heterozygote is inter-
mediate for incomplete dominance.
5. Genes located on autosomes determine the
sex of an individual.
Answer
1. False; Heterozygote 2. False; Genotype 3. True 4. True 5. False; Sex chromosomes