alleles Flashcards
1
Q
what is the genotype?
A
genotype is the alleles
2
Q
what is the phenotype?
A
phenotype is the characteristics of an organism
3
Q
what is an allele?
A
different forms of the same gene
4
Q
what is genetic variation?
A
there are many alleles for most human genes
the different combinations give us different characteristics
5
Q
what is homozygous?
A
when both alleles are the same
6
Q
what is heterozygous?
A
when both alleles are the same
only the dominant allele has an effect if an organism is heterozygous
7
Q
how are dominant and recessive shown?
A
dominant is show with a capital letter
recessive is shown with a lower case letter
