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Genetics and Punnett Squares
flashcards about genetics and punnett squares
23 cards·by asiaa__millerr
Gregor mendel
austrian monk; father of genetics
self-fertilization
male and female gametes at the same flower combine
genetics
science of heredity or inherited traits
true-breeding
organisms that produce same traits generation after generation
cross-pollination
crossing gametes of different true-breeding organisms (pea plants)
p-generation
parent generation
f1 generation
offspring of the p-cross
f2 generation
the offspring of f1 cross
allele
different form of 1 gene
dominant
the trait that appears
recessive
the trait is masked
homozygous
2 of the same alleles for 1 trait
heterzygous
2 diffenent alllels for 1 trait
genotype
the pair of alleles, genes
phenotype
expression of allele pair, apperence
law of segregation
alleles separate during meiosis
genotype ratio
ratio of different genotypes
law of independent assortment
alleles distribute into random gametes
hybrids
herterzygous organsims
horizontal side
write the male gametes
vertical side
write the female gamete
squares
cominations of gametes
phenotype ratio
ration of different phenotype