genetics Flashcards
what theory did they think before mendels research
blending
purple is from red + blue parents
what type of things did Mendel test on
things that can be studied for their heritable characters and traits
peas
are you happy
very
what is P F1 and F2
P= parental generations
first filial generation (kids that came from p)
F2 is when the f1 gen has kids
what’s a monohybrid cross
its when you have things interbreed when they have different traits for one character
ex: color, yellow/green
what did Mendel check for in the peas
shape and trait (wrinkled or not)
what is the ratio of the dominant gene in F1
1:1
what is the ratio of the dominant gene in F2
3:1
what is particulate theory
genes are discrete particles inside organism
they are pairs but they separate when they are a gamete
what’s an allele
different forms of the gene ex(sS)
what is true breeding
its parents that will make kids that ll have their phenotype (F1 will have same look as P)
what is true breeding’s individuals alleles
SS or ss
homozygous
2 of the same allele
if a thing is heterozygous (Ss) can it be true breeding
no
what is phenotype
trait that we can see (texture, color, shape,…)
what is genotype
the composition of the alleles (SS, sS, ss)
what is the law of segreagation
law #1 from mendel
the alleles separate when making gamete
where and what is a gene
a small part of the dna thats at a specific locus (spot)
It codes for a specific function
what does a test cross show you
how do u do it
the genotype of a thing that has dominant phenotype
you make it have kids with one that has the recessive phenotype (has ss genotype)
what will a test cross show if it is heterozygous
1/2 kids will have dominant and 1/2 will have recessive
what does a test cross show if its homozygous dominant
all the kids are dominant trait
what is the law of independent assortment
medels 2nd law
alleles of different genes go into the gametes independently of each other
but some genes on that are on the same chromosome are linked so they move together but the chromosomes segregate independently
what’s a dihybrid cross
its a hybrid cross but with more than one gene (SsYs or )
the gametes will be SY or Sy… on punnet square
what’s the probability of getting SSYy
SS = 1/4
Yy=1//2
1/4*1/2=1/8
what’s a pedigree and why is it used
its to study the phenotype segregation along many generations of related ppl
bc we cant do planned crosses