Genetics

Question 1

traits

Answer 1

characteristic

Question 2

alleles

Answer 2

alternate forms of a gene

Question 3

homozygous

Answer 3

when genotype contains Same 2 alleles

Question 4

heterozygous

Answer 4

when genotype contains 2 different alleles

Question 5

true-breeding

Answer 5

all offspring have the same phenotype as parents

Question 6

hybrid

Answer 6

mix of genetic info

Question 7

multiple alleles

Answer 7

more than one gene

Question 8

incomplete dominance

Answer 8

when phenotype of heterozygous is “in between” the homozygous organisms

Question 9

codominance

Answer 9

both alleles expressed in heterozygote

Question 10

genotype

Answer 10

actual gene combination an organism contains

Question 11

phenotype

Answer 11

how your genotype is expressed

Question 12

autosomes

Answer 12

humans have 22 pairs

Question 13

gametes

Answer 13

sex cell that has 1 set of chromosomes

Question 14

dominant

Answer 14

always expressed when its present

Question 15

recessive

Answer 15

only expressed when there’s no dominant alleles

Question 16

principle of segregation

Answer 16

genetic cross between organisms that differ only in one trait

Question 17

x-linked

Answer 17

sex linked , must show x’s and y’s

Question 18

independent assortment

Answer 18

genes for one trait are no inherited together with another trait

Question 19

p

Answer 19

p generation , parents

Question 20

F1

Answer 20

offspring (1st generation)

Question 21

F2

Answer 21

self fertilized F1 offspring (2nd generation)

Question 22

genes

Answer 22

discrete heritable factors