The probability that an individual who inherits an allele will have the phenotype associated with it is known as ____.
A)pleiotropy
B)genomic imprinting
C)codominance
D)penetrance
E)linkage

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Penetrance refers to the probability of having a particular phenotype given that an individual has inherited a specific allele. It is typically expressed as a percentage, e.g. 80% penetrance means that 80 out of 100 individuals with the allele will have the associated phenotype. Pleiotropy refers to a single gene affecting multiple traits, genomic imprinting refers to differential expression of alleles based on their parental origin, codominance refers to both alleles being fully expressed in a heterozygote, and linkage refers to genes on the same chromosome being inherited together unless separated by crossing over.

The Probability That an Individual Who Inherits an Allele Will