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Mendelian Genetics
Vocabulary on Mendelian Genetics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| allele | a variation of a gene |
| dominant | allele that always shows up if present (represented by capital letter) |
| recessive | allele that only appears when dominant allele is not present (represented by lowercase letter) |
| homozygous | when both alleles are identical (HH) |
| heterozygous | when two alleles are different (Hh) |
| genotype | combination of alleles |
| phenotype | the physical characteristics of an organism |
| purebred | bred from the same parents |
| hybrid | bred from two different species of parents |
| Punnett Square | a square diagram used to predict genotypes of a breeding event |