Science Flashcards
Phenotype
physcial apperance of an organism
Genotype
Genetic makeup of an organism
Mandel
Studied pea plants
Homozygus
pure -RR
heterozygus
Hybrid -Rr
acquired traits
obtained in your life
inherited traits
obtained form parents
pedigree
a diagram that shows how traits are passed down from one generation to the next.
carriers
people who carry the recessive allel but do not show the trait.
codominance
both versions show up in hybrid (red x white= red and white spots)
incomplete dominance
blending ( red x white=pink)
Base pairing
Adenine - Thymine, Cytosine- Guanine
structure of dna
Double helix, twisted ladder, spiral staircase
where is dna found
nucleus of all cells
mutations
A permanent change in the DNA code