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Genetics and Punnett Squares
flashcards about genetics and Punnett squares
23 cards·by Alexander
Gregor Mendel
Austrian monk father of genitics
Self-Fertilization
male and female gametes of the same flower combine
Genetics
science of heredity
True-Breeding
organisms that produce the same traits generation after generation
Cross-Pollination
crossing gametes from two different true-breeding organisms
P-Generation
parent generation
F1-Generation
offspring of the p-cross
F2-Generation
offspring of the F1-Generation
Allele
different form of a gene
Dominant
the trait that appears
Recessive
the trait that is masked
Homozygous
two of the same alleles for 1 trait
Heterozygous
two different alleles for the same trait
Genotype
the pairs of alleles
Penotype
expression or apperance of the alleles
Law of segragation
alleles seperate during meiosis
Hybrids
Heterozygous organisms
Genotypic ratio
ratio of different genotypes
Phenotypic ratio
ratio of different phenotypes
Law of independent assortment
alleles distribute into random gametes
Horizontal side
write the male gametes
Vertical side
write the female gametes
Squares
combination of gametes