Heredity Flashcards
1
Q
Genes
A
Factors that determine traits
2
Q
Alleles
A
Different forms of genes
3
Q
Law of segregation
A
Every organism has two alleles of a gene when games are produced the alleles segregate/separate
4
Q
Phenotype
A
Way an organism looks and behaves
5
Q
Genotype
A
Allele combination of an organism
6
Q
Homozygous
A
Two alleles for trait are same
Example:
TT-tall/tall
tt-small/small
7
Q
Heterozygous
A
Two alleles for trait are different
8
Q
Law independence
A
Genes for different traits are inherited independently of each other
9
Q
Dihybrid
A
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10
Q
Dyhibrid cross
A
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11
Q
Mono hybrid cross
A
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