Genetic Inheritance Flashcards
1
Q
What did menedel do and what was the results?
A
Cross tall pea plants with short one and ecerytime he did this the result was always a tall pea plant
Tall=dominant short=recessive
2
Q
What is phenotype?
A
The physical appearance of the genes
3
Q
What is an allele?
A
Different forms of a gene e.g tall+short
4
Q
What is a genotype?
A
The alleles for a gene
5
Q
What is the table used?
A
A punnet square
6
Q
What is the difference between haploid and diploid?
A
Haploid=one set of chromosems (n)
Diploid=two sets of chromosems (2n)
7
Q
What is the word for two identical alleles and different alleles ?
A
Homozygous
Heterozygous
8
Q
What is a gamete?
A
The reproductive cell of an animal or plant
Can have two different ones e.g B and b
