Variation And Inheritance Flashcards
1
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Gametes
A
Sex cells
2
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Phenotype
A
Physical characteristics that an organism shows
3
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Genotype
A
The combination of genes
4
Q
Alleles
A
The different forms of a gene
5
Q
Polygenic inheritance
A
The interaction of the alleles of several genes
6
Q
Dominant
A
More “powerful” allele shown with a CAPITAL letter
7
Q
Recessive
A
“Weaker” allele shown with lower case letter
8
Q
Homozygous
A
Both alleles the same
9
Q
True/pure breeding
A
Like homozygous, produces only one type of allele
10
Q
Heterozygous
A
Has two different alleles
11
Q
P generation
A
The original generation
12
Q
F1 generation
A
The offspring of the P generation
13
Q
F2 generation
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The offspring of the F1 generation
14
Q
Monohybrid cross
A
Genetics crosses involving one characteristic
15
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Continuous variation
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A wide range of variations between two extremes
