Genetic Diagrams

State what is meant by the term genotype?

The genotype of an organism is the genes carried by an individual

What does the phenotype of an organism mean?

The phenotype is the appearance of the character

What are co-dominant alleles and give a real life example of them

• Co-dominant alleles is where neither allele is recessive so you show characteristics for both alleles

• An example of co-dominant alleles is a human not being blood group A or B but blood group AB

What does the term monohybrid and polygenic inheritance refer to

• Monohybrid Inheritance refers to the inheritance of a single character

• Polygenic Inheritance refers to several genes contributing to the phenotypic character