Mendel Flashcards
What is the Law of Dominance?
Mendel’s law of dominance states that in a heterozygote, one trait will conceal the presence of another trait for the same characteristic
What is the Law of Segregation?
When an organism makes gametes, each gamete receives just one gene copy, which is selected randomly.
What is the Law of Independent assortment
The Principle of Independent Assortment describes how different genes independently separate from one another when reproductive cells develop.
What is heterozygous?
hybrid gene
What is homozygous?
pure gene
What are alleles?
Alleles are genes that code for the same gene and are found in the same location on a chromosome.
Where is sex-linked trait carried?
X chromosome
What is a pedigree?
the recorded ancestry or lineage of a person or family.
