Mendel & Punnetts Flashcards
P/F1/F2 generation
P generation= true bred purple x true bred white
F1(first filial) generation
F2 generation= 75% purple dominant, 25% recessive
Mendel
Father of genetics
A monk who studied pea plants
Filial
Of or due from a Son or daughter
Cross-fertilization
Hogg
Self pollination
Fur
Hybrid
Fjfj
True-breed
Jeff
Allele
Every trait has different options/variations
Like height or color
Test cross
Fhfj
Probability
The likelihood an event will occur
Product rule
The likelihood of 2 or more events happening together is the product of their individual probabilities
Dominance law
One gene may prevent/overpower another gene
Independent assortment
When genes separate into different gametes, they do so randomly
Genotype
The genes possessed by an organism
Phenotype
The physical appearance of an organism
Homozygote
Individual with the same 2 genes (purebred)
Heterozygote
Individual with 2 different genes (hybrid)
1 factor mono hybrid
Funds
dihybrid
Dude
Dominant diseases
Polydactyl:
Huntington:
