Chapter 11 Flashcards
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Inheritance
Traits passed down from your parents.
Genetics
The scientific study of heredity.
Traits passed down.
Gregor Mendel
Father of genetics.
Fertilizations
Male and female reproductive cells join.
Flowers gametes are
Male- Pollen
Female- Egg
Flowers usually self pollinate so
offspring is the same as the parents.
This is called true breeding.
Trait
Specific characteristics.
P generation
The parents, what it starts with.
Filia and Fillus
Daughter and son.
Hybrids
Crosses of parents with different traits.
Alleles
Different forms of genes.
Mendel’s Test
Took a tall and crossed it with a short (young p generation)
He got all short for F¹.
At fist Mendel was confused, but what happened?
There are dominant and recessive genes.
Dominant
Covers up the other trait. It shows because it is stronger.
Recessive
Covered by the other one. It only shows if both are recessive.
What do genes come in?
Pairs
Gametes
Sex Cells
Segregation
Separation
Probability
The likelihood of something happening, chance.
What can probability be used for?
To predict the outcome of genetic crosses.
Punnet Squares
Used to predict and compare the genetic variations of genetic crosses.
Homozygous
Two indentical alleles (TT, tt)
Heterozygous
Two different alleles (Tt)
Phenotype
Physical charecteristics, adjectives (tall or short).