Read this article on polygenic inheritance, then watch this video on co-dominance, incomplete dominance and polygenic inheritance.
1. DEFINE the following terms: polygenic inheritance, co-dominance, incomplete dominance.
2. USING YOUR IMAGINARY CREATURES FROM YESTERDAY, write 3 short paragraphs that illustrate the vocabulary words. Examples using the Fraggles are posted below for polygenic inheritance. To get full credit, write in complete sentences and be as clear as possible.
EXAMPLE: In fraggles, hair color is polygenic: it is controlled by 3 genes. There is a gene for hair color: red is dominant to blue hair. There is a gene for pigment production: light pigment production is dominant to dark pigment production. Lastly, there is a gene for texture: straight hair is dominant to curly hair. So, for example, Red the Fraggle and MooMoo the Fraggle might both be dominant for red hair color, but if Red has the gene for light pigment and MooMoo has the gene for dark pigment, and Red has the gene for straight hair and MooMoo has the gene for curly hair, their hair will look different. Red will have light colored, straight red hair (it might even look more pink than red colored!). MooMoo will have very dark red (it might even look cranberry colored) curly hair!
This assignment is due on or before March 18th at 11:59p!
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