Genetics Flashcards
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What is the difference between phenotype and genotype?
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Phenotype: appearance
Genotype: letters; represent genes
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Who is considered the ‘Father of Genetics’?
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Gregor Mendel
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What tool is used to determine what an offspring(s)’s genotype will be?
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Punnett Square
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Incomplete Dominance, Co-dominance, and Linked Genes (Sex-Linked/X-Linked Traits) are all examples of-
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Non-Mendelian Genetics
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What are the three laws of Mendelian Genetics?
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- Principle of Dominance
- Law of Segregation
- Law of Independent Assortment