Day Four Flashcards
Recessive trait
Trait that appears when two non dominant alleles are inherited
Allele
Form of a gene that controls a charasitic
Chromosome
Structure in a cells nucleus that contains DNA
Sex chromosomes
Human males have xy combination while females have xx combination
Phenotype
Organisms expressed apperence based on geno type
Mendelian genetics
Laws that describe allele
Punnette square
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Non Mendelian genetics
Inheritance patterns that expresses I complete dominane
Genotype
Inherited combination of alleles that is represented by two letters
Homozygous
Occurs when two copies of the allele are the same
Heterozygous
Occurs when two copies are different
Trait
Organisms specific characteristic
Dominant trait
Trait that is expressed over a resseive trait