Mendelian Genetics Flashcards
heredity
study of passing on traits from parent to offspring (filial)
genetics
study of genes (DNA)
traits
something you inherit (gene)
gametes
sex cells
pollination
fertilization with plants
fertilization
gametes meet (sperm & egg) to create zygote
P1
P(parent) generation
F1
first filial (parents kids)
F2
second filial (parents grandkids)
monohybrid cross
cross of 2 different homozygotes strains that differ in a single trait
dihybrid cross
cross of two different homozygotes strains that differ in two traits
prue breed
always produce expected offspring (homozygote)
hybrid
offspring of parents that have different forms of a trait
alleles
different forms of a gene
dominant
observed trait
recessive
trait that disappears
phenotype
the way an organism looks and behaves
genotype
letter combination
homozygous
same letters (one of each)
heterozygous
different letters (one big one little)
law of segregation
during fertilization gametes randomly pair producing four combos of alleles
punnett squares
tool used to identify probability
Mendel
discovered heredity (through pea plants)
law of independent assortment
genes for different traits are assorted independently (all stand alone)