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terms relating to genetics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What process produces gametes? | Meiosis |
| Are gametes haploid or diploid? | Haploid |
| Why is it important for gametes to be haploid? | So that the correct number of chromosomes will be present after fertilization |
| Variations of a trait are known as? | Alleles |
| How is a dominant allele represented? | With an upper case letter. |
| How is a recessive allele represented? | With a lower case letter |
| How many traits are involved with a monohybrid cross? | One |
| Who is the father of genetics? | Gregor Mendel |
| What is a genotype? | The actual genes you have |
| What is a phenotype? | the physical expression of your genes |
| If you are homozygous recessive what alleles do you have? | two recessive alleles |
| If you are homozygous dominant what alleles do you have? | two dominant alleles |
| If you are heterozygous what alleles do you have? | one dominant and one recessive |
| If you are homozygous recessive what pheontype will you have? | recessive |
| If you are homozygous dominant what phenotype will you have? | dominant |
| If you are heterozygous what phenotype will you have? | dominant |