monohybrid inheritance Flashcards
1
Q
inheritance
A
transfer of genetic information from generation to generation
2
Q
genotype
A
genetic makeup of organism
3
Q
phenotype
A
observable feautures of organism
4
Q
homozygous
A
having 2 identical alleles of a particular gene
5
Q
heterozygous
A
having 2 different alleles of a particular gene
6
Q
dominant
A
allele that’s expressed if present
7
Q
recessive
A
allele that is expressed only if there’s no dominant
8
Q
test crosses are used to
A
identify unknown genotypes
9
Q
codominance
A
where two different alleles of a specific gene are simultaneously expressed
10
Q
blood group alleles
A
dominant: A and B
recessive: O
11
Q
sex-linked characteristics
A
feature in which the responsible gene is located on a sex chromosome making it more common in one sex
12
Q
example of sex-linked characteristic
A
red-green colour-blindness
