Fundamentals of genetics Flashcards
1
Q
What organism did Mendel use to study genetics?
A
Peas
Pisium sativum
2
Q
How many traits are being analysed in a monohybrid cross?
A
A single trait is being analysed
3
Q
What are alleles?
A
Different forms of genes
4
Q
What does genotype mean?
A
The combination of alleles present
5
Q
What does phenotype mean?
A
The final form of the individual
6
Q
When the two alleles of a gene in an individual are different, the trait encoded by the ….. allele is observed.
A
Dominant
