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BIOLOGY - GENETICS
VOCAB
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| MENDEL | THE FATHER OF MODERN GENETICS. |
| RECESSIVE ALLELE | THE ALLELE THAT IS HIDDEN OR MASKED WHEN THE OTHER ALLELE IS PRESENT. |
| DOMINATE ALLELE | THE ALLELE THAT IS EXPRESSED REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE OTHER ALLELE IS. |
| GENOTYPE | THE GENETIC MAKEUP OF AN ORGANISM. WHAT THE ALLELES ARE. |
| MONOHYBRID CROSS | A CROSS BETWEEN PARENTS THAT DIFFER IN ONLY ONE CHARACTERISTIC. |
| F 1 GENERATION | THE NAME OF THE PARENTAL GENERATION. |
| ALLELE | THE ALTERNATE FORM OF A GENE. GENES ARE MADE UP OF TWO OF THESE. |
| PUNNETT SQUARE | USED TO PREDICT THE GENETIC RESULTS OF A CROSS BETWEEN TWO ORGANISMS. |
| GENETICS | THE STUDY OF INHERITANCE. MENDEL WAS DUBBED THE "FATHER" OF THIS. |
| HETEROZYGOUS | AN ORGANISM WITH TWO DIFFERENT ALLELES FOR A CHARACTERISTIC (e.g. Aa) |
| GENOTYPE | TWO ALLELES MAKE UP THIS STRUCTURE. IT CONTROLS A SINGLE CHARACTERISTIC. |
| P GENERATION | THE OFFSPRING OF THE P GENERATION. |
| PHENOTYPE | WHAT YOU SEE EXPRESSED. THE PHYSICAL EXPRESSION OF A GAME. |
| HOMOZYGOUS | AN ORGANISM WITH A PAIR OF IDENTICAL ALLELES FOR A TRAIT (e.g. AA or aa) |