Geneticists Use the _______________________ to Analyze the Effects of Matings

Question

Geneticists use the _______________________ to analyze the effects of matings between relatives.
A) Expressivity coefficient
B) Inbreeding coefficient
C) Mating frequency
D) Chi-square value
E) Student T-test

Accepted Answer

Geneticists use the inbreeding coefficient to analyze the effects of matings between relatives. The inbreeding coefficient represents the probability that two alleles at any given locus in an individual are identical by descent, meaning they originated from the same ancestral allele. Inbreeding increases the frequency of homozygotes and decreases the frequency of heterozygotes, which can lead to an increased expression of deleterious recessive alleles.