Mendel's Law Flashcards
The trait that is hidden
recessive factor
When gametes form, the factors must separate, so there is only factor per gamete. In other words, the factors are “segregated.”
Mendel’s Law of Segregation
an organism’s appearance or detectable characteristic
phenotype
An organism with two dominant or two recessive alleles for a gene is called
homozygous
the entire genetic makeup of an organism; it also describes the combination of genes for one or more specific traits.
genotype
An organism with one dominant allele and one recessive allele for a gene
heterozygous
to receive something from someone who came before you
inherit
the study of inheritance
genetics
He discovered the principles of heredity by studying pea plants.
Gregor Mendel
Pollen falls on the stigma of the same flower, so the seed produced turns into a genetically identical plant
self-pollination
Pollen from one flower travels to the stigma of a flower on another plant. The resulting seed is a genetic combination of both plants.
cross-pollination
used to organize all the possible combinations of offspring from particular parents
Punnett Square
