B16.3 - Monohybrid inheritance

Question 1

what is inheritance

Answer 1

the transmission of genetic information from generation to generation

Question 2

what is genotype

Answer 2

genetic make-up of an organism and in terms of the alleles present (Bb)

Question 3

what is phenotype

Answer 3

observable features of an organism

Question 4

what is homozygous

Answer 4

having 2 identical alleles of a particular gene

Question 5

what is pure breeding

Answer 5

2 identical homozygous individuals that breed together

Question 6

what is heterozygous

Answer 6

having 2 different alleles of a particular gene

Question 7

what is a dominant allele

Answer 7

allele that is expressed if it is present in the genotype (capital letter)

Question 8

what is a recessive allele

Answer 8

allele that is only expressed when there is no dominant allele of the gene present in the genotype

Question 9

What is a pedigree chart?

Answer 9

Family tree that shows you the pattern of inheritance of a particular trait from one generation to another