Genetic Diagrams Flashcards
1
Q
What are your characteristics controlled by?
A
Single Genes
2
Q
What do genetic diagrams show?
A
Possible alleles of offspring
3
Q
What are different versions of genes called?
A
Alleles
4
Q
What is homozygous?
A
two alleles for a particular gene that are the same
5
Q
What is heterozygous?
A
two alleles for a particular gene that is different
6
Q
What is it called when the allele for the characteristic is shown?
A
Dominant
7
Q
What is it called when the allele for the characteristic is not shown?
A
Recessive
8
Q
What power does the dominant allele have?
A
The Dominant allele overrules the recessive one
9
Q
What is it called when your alleles work at a molecular level to determine what characteristics you have?
A
Phenotype
10
Q
What is the combination of Alleles you have called?
A
Genotypes
