5.2a Punnet Squares & Monohybrid Crosses

0.0(0)
studied byStudied by 6 people
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
Card Sorting

1/5

encourage image

There's no tags or description

Looks like no tags are added yet.

Study Analytics
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced

No study sessions yet.

6 Terms

1
New cards

Punnet Square

A diagram used to show the probability (or chances) of a certain trait being passed from one generation to another.

  • Developed by Reginald Punnet

2
New cards

What do capital and lowercase letters represent?

  • Capital letters (B) represent dominant alleles

  • Lower case letters (b) represent recessive alleles

<p></p><ul><li><p>Capital letters (B) represent <strong>dominant alleles</strong></p></li><li><p>Lower case letters (b) represent <strong>recessive alleles</strong></p></li></ul><p></p>
3
New cards

Genotypes: Homozygous

An organism that possesses two identical alleles for a characteristic

  • YY  (homozygous dominant) or

  • yy (homozygous recessive)

<p>An organism that possesses two identical alleles for a characteristic</p><ul><li><p><span><em>YY&nbsp; (homozygous dominant) or</em></span></p></li><li><p><span><em>yy (homozygous recessive)</em></span></p></li></ul><p></p>
4
New cards
<p>Genotypes: Heterozygous</p>

Genotypes: Heterozygous

An orgnanism that possesses 2 different alleles for a characteristic

  • Yy

<p>An orgnanism that possesses 2 different alleles for a characteristic</p><ul><li><p>Yy</p></li></ul><p></p>
5
New cards

Genotype

  • The genetic makeup of an organism

  • Symbolized with letters

  • (E.g. Tt or TT)

6
New cards

Phenotype

  • Physical appearance of the organism

  • Expression of the trait

  • E.g. short, yellow