Phenotype and genotype Flashcards
1
Q
What is a genotype?
A
A 2 letter code that tells you which alleles an organism has inherited for a particular characteristic
2
Q
Where are the alleles inherited from?
A
One allele was inherited from each parent
3
Q
What does a capital letter show?
A
One allele is dominant over the other and will be expressed
4
Q
What does a lower case letter show?
A
It’s recessive and won’t be expressed
5
Q
What is a phenotype?
A
Describes how the gene is expressed, often describes appearance
6
Q
What can a mono hybrid cross be used for?
A
To study how the alleles of 2 parents can recombine in their offspring (for one gene)
