Genetics & Heredity Flashcards
1
Q
Recessive Trait
A
Trait that isn’t expressed
2
Q
Dominant Trait
A
Trait that is expressed
3
Q
Heterozygous
A
Different alleles, Bb
4
Q
Homozygous
A
Same alleles, BB/bb
5
Q
Blood Types
A
A, B, AB, O
6
Q
Red is dominant to white. What are the sexes and eye colors of the following genotypes?
X^R X^r X^R Y X^r X^r. X^r Y
A
Female red, Male red, Female white, Male white
7
Q
Autosomal Dominant
A
About equal affected in M and F. In every generation. Upper case is affected
8
Q
Autosomal Recessive
A
About equal affected in M and F. Skips a generation. Lowercase is affected
9
Q
Sex-Linked Recessive
A
Many more M affected. Always skips a generation. Lower case Is affected
