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Bio Standard B.6(F)
predict possible outcomes of various genetic combinations such as monohybrid...
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Genetic combinations | |
| Monohybrid cross | is a mating between two individuals with different alleles at one genetic locus of interest. |
| Dihybrid cross | a cross between two pure lines (varieties, strains) that differ in two observed traits. |
| Non-Mendelian inheritance | is a general term that refers to any pattern of inheritance in which traits do not segregate in accordance with Mendel's laws. |
| [Punnett Square] | a diagram that is used to predict an outcome of a particular cross or breeding experiment |
| Gregor Mendel | was a German-speaking Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar who gained posthumous fame as the founder of the modern science of genetics |
| Trait | a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person. |
| Allele | alternative form that a single gene may have for a particular trait. |
| Dominant | Mendel's name for a specific trait that appeared in the F1 generation |
| Heterozygous | organism with two different alleles for a specific trait. |
| Homozygous | organism with two of the same alleles for a specific trait. |
| Recessive | Mendel's name for a specific trait hidden or masked in the F1 generation. |
| Gene | functional unit that controls inherited trait expression that is passed on from one generation to another generation. |
| Genotype | an organism's allele pairs. |
| Genotypic ratio | Pattern of offspring distribution according to genotype (i.e. the genetic constitution determining the phenotype of an organism) |
| Outcome | the way a thing turns out; a consequence. |
| Cross | a method of hybridization or the hybrid so produced. |
| Offspring | the immediate descendants of a person |