GENETICS Flashcards
regarded as father oof Genetics
Gregor Mendel
Gregor Mendel choose the _______ for his experiment. From his result, he developed the fundamental __________
garden pea plant (pisum sativum)
principle of Inheritance
Inherent characteristics and genetic information are carried by discrete units known as genes, which he used to call _____
“factors”
is a science that involves the study of hereditary, the passing of traits from parents to offspring
Genetics
Gregor mendel performed his experiment in the garden of _______
abbey
His principle poses that variations in the inherited traits of offspring are attributed to genes variants known as _____
alleles
What is Law of segregation? 😈
states that during gamete formation, alleles for a trait segregate so that each gamete receives only one allele for each gene.
when both alleles in a single pair are similar
homozygous
when alleles for the same trait are dissimilar
heterozygous
pairs are represented by the same two uppercase form
homozygous dominant
pairs are represented by the same two lowercase form
homozygous recessive
represented by one uppercase form and one lowercase form a same letter
heterozygous pairs
refers to the complete combination of alleles for a particular gene
genotype
refers to observable physical traits inherited by the offspring
phenotype
This law explains that in the formation of gametes, traits are independently inherited from each other
Law of Independent assortment
