Genetics Flashcards
what is a monohybrid
following one trait
what is a test cross
breed a unknown individual with a homozygous recessive
what is a dihybrid cross and what is its significance
following more than one trait. can see if two traits are inherited as a package or independently
what is incomplete dominance
when both alleles are expressed by the colours seemingly blending. eg. a red and white flower making a pink one
what is co dominance
both are dominant so both phenotypes are expressed. e.g. a white and red flower making a white flower with red spots
how many alleles and phenotypes for blood type are there
there are 3 alleles and 4 phenotypes
what is a dissadvantage of inbreeding, consanguineous
increases the rate of two carriers for recessive diseases mating
how many amino acids are changed in sickle cell anemia
1
what is a gene on y chromosome and what does it do
SRY, responsibe for teste development of males in embryo
what are sex linked genes
genes located on the sex chromosome, x linked or y linked
how many copies of alleles for a x linked disorder do males and females need
males: one hemizygous
Females: 2 homozygous
common x linked disease
colourblindness
what is gene linkage
genes close on a chromosome that will likely be inherited together
what are offspring with same alleles as parents called
parental type
what are offspring different to parents called
recombinants