Mendelian Inheritance Flashcards
1
Q
mathematical measure of the likelihood of an event to occur
A
Probability
2
Q
probability scale range
A
0 to 1
3
Q
in probability, 0 indicates
A
event will never occur
4
Q
in probability, 1 indicates
A
event will certainly happen
5
Q
sum of probabilities of all the outcomes in an event
A
1
6
Q
% of >=2 independent events occuring TOGETHER = PRODUCT of their individual probabilities
A
multiplication rule/”and” rule
7
Q
% of EITHER 2 mutually exclusive events = SUM of their individual probabilities
A
addition rule/”or” rule
8
Q
simple method devised by Mendel to decipher unknown genotype.
A
testcross
9
Q
series of columns is constructed to track every gene in a cross so that an organized overview of the possible outcomes may be generated
A
forked-line method/branched-line diagram
