Genetics And Inheritance- Paper 2 Flashcards
gene pool definition
All the alleles within an interbreeding population
Phenotype
Expression of its genetic constitution and its interaction within the environment
allele frequency
The number of times an allele occurs in a gene pool
Multiple alleles
More than 2 alleles for the same gene- produces a hierarchy of dominance
homozygous
Two copies of the same gene that are the same allele
Heterozygous
Two copies of the gene are different alleles
Dominant allele
Will always be expressed in the phenotype
Recessive allele
Only expressed in the phenotype if the genotype is homozygous
Codominant
Equally expressed within a phenotype
Mono hybrid ratio
3:1
Codominance ratio
1:2:1
Dihybrid ratio
9:3:3:1
Epsiatus ratio
Adds up to 16 but follows no specific ratio
Autosomal linkage ratio
If no crossing over: 3:1
9:3:3:1
Hardy Weinberg principle
The alleles frequency will remain constant from 1 generation to the next
Measures the allelic frequency
P + q= 1.0
P2 + 2Pq + q2= 1.0