Lesson 8 Flashcards
1
Q
What is an allele?
A
Different form of the same gene.
2
Q
What does an allele result in?
A
A different protein.
3
Q
How does a recessive allele work?
A
Controls a characteristic need to be present on both chromosomes.
4
Q
How is the dominant allele indicated (by letter)?
A
CAPITAL
5
Q
How is a recessive allele indicated (by letter)?
A
lowercase
6
Q
What does heterozygous mean?
A
You carry two different alleles e.g Aa
7
Q
What does homozygous mean?
A
You carry two of the same alleles e.g aa or AA
8
Q
What does monohybrid inheritance mean?
A
The study of how alleles of just one gene are passed from parents to offspring.
9
Q
What does phenotype mean?
A
The observable characteristics resulting from the genotype.
10
Q
What does genotype mean?
A
Set of genes responsible for a characteristics.
