3.11-3.16-Genetic inheritance

Question 1

What work did Mendel do?

Answer 1

.Discovered the basics of genetics

.Understanding inheritance before the mechanism was discovered

Question 2

Why are there differences in inherited characteristics as a result of alleles?

Answer 2

Each allele codes for different forms of the same protein

Question 3

Define Homozygous

Answer 3

When both inherited Alleles are the same

Question 4

Define heterozygous

Answer 4

When one of the inherited alleles is dominant and the other is recessive

Question 5

Define phenotype

Answer 5

.The physical characteristics involved in an individual

Question 6

Define zygote

Answer 6

The stage of development immediately after fertilisation