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Bio: 6.5 & 6.6 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Punnett square | Model for predicting all possible genotypes resulting from a cross, or mating |
Monohybrid Cross | Cross, or mating, between organisms that involves only one pair of contrasting traits. |
Testcross | A cross between an organism with an unknown genotype and an organism with a recessive phenotype |
Dihybrid Cross | Cross, or mating, between organisms involving two pairs of contrasting traits |
Law of independent assortment | Mendel's second law, stating that allele pairs separate from one another during gamete formation |
Probability | likelihood that a particular event will happen |
Crossing Over | Exchange of chromosome segments between homologous chromosomes during meiosis I |
Genetic Linkage | Tendency for genes located close together on the same chromosome to be inherited together |