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Genetics & Punnett
Question | Answer |
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Genetics | The study of how traits are inherited. |
Asexual Pros & Cons | Pro: Prduce lots of offspring quickly Cons: No variety, little opportunity for "best: indiviual to appear. |
Sexual Pros | Variety, Differences to compete in the wild, Better suited to survival (adaptions), More offspring. |
Sexual Con | A lot of time and effort is used to compete for mates. |
Inventor of genetics? | Gregor Mendel |
Gene | A specific sequence of DNA |
Heterozygous | 2 Different alleles |
Homozygous | 2 Same alleles |
Phenotype | Physical appearance |
CoDominant | When traits blend to make a third possibility |
Chromozome | Wound up DNA from nucleus |
Gametes | Reproductive cells that come together |
Heredity | Passing of traits from parents to offspring |