Understanding inheritance Flashcards
1
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Alleles
A
The different forms of a gene
2
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Phenotype
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How a trait appears or is expressed.
3
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Genotype
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The two alleles that control the phenotype of that trait.
4
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Homozygous
A
The two alleles of a gene are that same
5
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Heterozygous
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The two alleles of the gene are different
6
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Punnett Square
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Model used to predict possible phenotypes and genotypes of offspring.
7
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Incomplete Dominance
A
When the offsprings phenotype is a combination of the parent’s phenotypes.
8
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Co dominance
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When both alleles can be observed on a phenotype.
9
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Polygenic inheritance
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When multiple genes determine the phenotype of a trait.
10
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Gene
A
Section on a chromosome that he genetic information for one trait
11
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Chromosomes
A
Threadlike structures which contain genes
