Mendeilian Genetics Flashcards
1
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How was the founder?
A
•Gregor Mendel
2
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What was his 1st findings based off of?
A
- Garden Pea Plants
* Cross pollination
3
Q
What are Genetics?
A
•Study of heredity
4
Q
What did Mendel pay attention to?
A
•The characteristics of plants (shape(pods/seeds), colour, heights)
5
Q
F1
A
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6
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F2
A
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7
Q
What is an Allele?
A
•A form of a single gene that is passed down
8
Q
Dominant(Y) Allele
A
•Appears in F1gen
9
Q
Recessive(y) Allele
A
•Masked in F1gen
10
Q
What does heterozygous(hybrid) mean?
A
•2 different Alleles
11
Q
What does Genotype mean?
A
•What’s present
12
Q
What does Phenotype mean?
A
•What we see
13
Q
Law of segregation
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- Meiosis: 2 alleles separate
* Fertilization: 2 alleles unite
14
Q
What is Monohybrid Cross?
A
•Single trait inheritance
15
Q
How do Punnett squares work?
A
Male on top
16
Q
Law of independent assortment
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- Random allele distribution
* Independent gene of chromosome sorting for others
