Genetic Diagrams Flashcards
1
Q
Homozygous
A
Organism has 2 alleles are the same
2
Q
Heterozygous
A
2 alleles are different
3
Q
Dominant allele
A
Allele present for a characteristic
4
Q
How can an organism display a recessive characteristic?
A
Both alleles are recessive
5
Q
Genotype
A
Combination of alleles you have
6
Q
Phenotype
A
Characteristics that are determined by alleles working at a molecular level
7
Q
What do family trees show?
A
How characteristics are inherited
