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Chapter 9-2.
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| genotype | an organisms genetic makeup |
| phenotype | an organisms appearence |
| homozygous | when both alleles of a pair are alike |
| heterozygous | when the two pairs of the alleles are different |
| probability | the likelihood that a specific event will occur |
| monohybrid cross | a cross in which only one characterstic is tracked |
| Punnett square | diagram that aids in predicting the probable distribution of inherited traits in the offspring |
| genotype ratio | the ratio of the genotypes that appear in offspring |
| phenotypic ratio | the ratio of the offsprings phenotypes |
| testcross | an individual of unknown genotype is crossed with a homozygous recessive individual |
| complete dominance | when one allele is completly dominant over another |
| incomplete dominance | when the offspring has a phenotype in between that of the parents |
| codominance | occurs when both alleles for a gene are expressed in a heterozygous offspring |
| dihybrid cross | a cross in which two characterstics are tracked |