6.1.2 Patterns in inheritance Flashcards
Monohybrid inheritance
one gene has 2 alleles
allele
different form of the same gene
homozygous dominant
2 dominant alleles
homozygous reccessive
2 reccessive alleles
Codominance
more than one dominant allele
when does codominance occur
when 2 different alleles for a gene are equally dominant
Multiple alleles
one gene but more than 2 alleles
example of a multiple allele
human blood group
Sex linkage
when a gene is found on the sex chromosome
genes found on X and Y chromosome
Autosomal linkage
inheritance of 2 genes on same chromosome except a sex chromosome inherited together not independently assorted
Dihybrid inheritance
2 genes on different chromosomes
no link
each gene has 2+ alleles
Epistasis
interaction of different gene loci so one gene locus masks or supresses the expression of another gene locus
changes the expected ratios
Reccessive Epistasis
reccessive alleles presence affect another locus
epistasis by complementary action
Alleles needed on both genes for correct expression
9:7 ratio
types of speciation
directional selection
stabilising selection
distruptive selection