F5: Chap 11 Flashcards
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Gives Definition of GENE & ALLELE
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a gene is a basic unit of inheritance which consist of DNA segment located on a specific locus of a chromosome.
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Definition of Monohybrid Inheritance
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Monohybrid inheritance involves inheritance of 1 characteristics and contrasting traits controlled by a gene
3
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Define traits and characteristic
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characteristic
- a heritable features such as height , eye colour or blood group
traits
- a variation of specific characteristic
example, height is characteristic whereas dwarf or tall is the trait.
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define phenotypes and genotypes
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Pheno: obseravable characteristic of an organism. Ex: height
Geno: Genetic composition of organism that cannot be seen.
