bio pedigree and punnet sqaure test

Genotype:

the possible allele combination for a gene

How many alleles do you acquire form each parent?

one allele

You inherit ______from mom and ______ from dad

one allele

Phenotype:

the physical trait that shows up.

X-linked trait:

inherits rom the X chromosome on the mother’s side.

Dominant allele:

the trait that shows up. Represented with a capital letter.

Recessive allele:

the trait that does not show up. Represented with a lowercase letter.

When will the recccesive trait be expressed?

only if the offspring inherits two recessive alleles (one from mom and one from dad).

Carrier:

does not express the trait but could pass it on to offspring.these indivials are hetrozgous for the trait

Heterozygous:

Inherits two different copies of the allele for a gene.

Homozygous:

Inherits two copies of the same allele for a gene