Biology - Monohybrid

What are Mendel 3 laws of inheritance?

Law of segregation

Law of independent assortment

Law of dominance

Describe the Law of segregation?

Alleles are separated when gametes are formed, so each gamete carries one allele for each gene

Describe the Law of independent assortment?

Segregation of alleles for only one gene which is independent for any other gene

Describe the Law of dominance?

Alleles for a recessive traits which are masked by alleles for dominant traits

What does Genetic crosses refer to?

Refers to the deliberate mating of two organisms that determines the inheritance pattern of a particular traits

What is a Monohybrid cross?

A cross between two individuals involving a single gene/locus

True breeding refers to …

Two homozygous individuals (both dominant or both recessive) being bred together

Hybrids refer to …

Offspring produced when two true breeding parents with different traits are crossed together

Wild type refers to …

The typical/standard form of an organism, gene or characteristic that is the most common in natural populations