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NATS 1675 EXAM #2 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Species - ....ANSWER ...-population of organisms that retain their individuality in nature because they are reproductively isolated from other species around them. Reproductive isolation includes both behaviour and genetics. Genotypes - ....ANSWER ...-genetic makeup of an organism, e.g., RR, Rr or rr; the combination of alleles at a particular locus, or all loci. Phenotype - ....ANSWER ...-The appearance of an organism with regard to an inherited characteristic (Trait) or all inherited characteristics. The phenotype is produced by the genotype in cooperation with the the environment, e.g., R = round pea seeds, r = wrinkled pea seeds. Locus (loci pl.) - ....ANSWER ...-Location of a gene on a chromosome. Locus is sometimes used synonymously for 'gene' Allele - ....ANSWER ...-a pair of genes that occupy corresponding positions on homologous chromosomes. (Remember - it is homologous chromosomes that ....COPYRIGHT ©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...TRUSTED & VERIFIED 1