Ch. 11 Flashcards
Genetics
The scientific study of heredity
Inheritance
Things passed on from one generation to the other
True breeding
If allowed to self pollinate they would produce off spring identical to themselves
Trait
a specific characteristic that varies from one individual to another
Hybrid
Result from cross of parents with different traits
What is the offspring of the parent called?
F1
After they are crossed how many factors are there for each trait?
2
When parents transmit information about traits to their offspring
Factor/genes
What are the alternative forms of the factors called?
Alleles
Where do the two alleles come from?
Mother and father
Principle of dominance
Some alleles are dominant and some are recessive
Elle’s that will always be present
Dominant
Alleles that are not shown when a dominant is present
Recessive
Pure homozygous
Two of the same genes (alleles) for a trait
Hybrid/heterozygous
Two different alleles for a trait