Flashcards in Genes and genetics Deck (12)
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Genes
Factors that determine your traits located in chromosomes
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Genotype
What genes and letters an organism has (Aa, BB, cc, Ect.)
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Phenotype
What is looks like, a visual trait. (Blue eyes, green eyes, brown hair, Ect.)
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Homozygous
Having two identical alleles for a particular trait. (BB, bb, Ect.)
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Heterozygous
Having two different alleles of the same particular gene (Bb, Aa, Ect.)
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Gregor Mendel
-Discovered each trait is controlled by 2 factors or alleles
-Father of genetics
-Used pea plants as test subjects
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Allele
Different forms of genes
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True breeding
Always create species that look like themselves (Alleles: BB or bb; homozygous)
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Hybrid
Offspring of true-breeding species (Alleles: Bb or Aa; Heterozygous)
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What does a dominant allele look like
A capital letter, like B, M, K, ect.
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What does a recessive allele look like
A lowercase letter, like k, c, t, h, ect.
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