gregor mendel/punnet sq quiz

genetics

study of heredity/how traits are passed from parent to offspring

heredity

process of how traits and characteristics are passed from parent to offspring

gregor mendel

19th century monk who experimented on peas, father of genetics

monohybrid cross

crossing two true breeding organisms that differ in only one trait

alleles

2 contrasting forms of a trait (can be dom or rec)

genotype

genetic makeup

phenotype

physical property

law of segregation

states that 2 alleles for a trait segregate (or separate) during gamete formation.

law of independent assortment

states that when gametes are formed, the alleles of a gene for one trait segregate independently from the alleles of a gene for another trait.

homozygous

2 alleles that are the same

heterozygous

2 alleles which are different

dominant allele

masks the recessive

recessive allele

only shows up when there is no dom