exam 7 (14,15) Flashcards
Always expressed, capital letter
Dominant Trait
Only expressed when dominant not present, lowercase letter
Recessive Trait
Only on X chromosomes
X-Linked Traits
Heterozygotes have both dominant traits expressed
Co-Dominance
Heterozygotes have a blending of traits, phenotype ratio matches the genotype ratio
Incomplete Inheritance
When an allele is lethal in the homozygous condition
Homozygous Lethal
Examines 2 independently assorting genes simultaneously
Dihybrid Cross
Traits from father and mother mix; akin to mixing paint; will result in a uniform position
Blending Hypothesis
Parents pass on discrete heritable units that retain their separate identities in offspring; akin to shuffling a deck of cards
Particulate Hypothesis
Alleles present for a gene
Genotype
Expression of alleles of a gene, what you physically look like
Phenotype
Used to determine probabilities of offspring with particular allele combinations
Punnett Square