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Mendelian Genetics

TermDefinition
Allele Different forms of genes
Gene Offspring inherits these from its parents
Genetics Study of the processes and results of inherited traits
Genotype Genetic makeup of an organism
Phenotype Physical expression of a gene
Punnett Square Tool used to indicate all possible genotypic outcomes of a particular cross and calculates genotypic/phenotypic probabilities in offspring
Monohybrid Cross Designed to study the inheritance of a single gene (characteristic)
Chromosome A piece of DNA that contains some or all of an organisms genes
Trait A distict characteristic of an organism
Dominant A gene that effectively overrides the other allele.
Recessive A gene that is only expressed when an organism has 2 of these alleles present.
Heterozygous Gene made up of 2 different alleles - 1 dominant and 1 recessive
Homozygous Gene made up of 2 of the same allele - can be 2 dominant or 2 recessive
Offspring An organism produced by one or more parents.
Gamete Reproductive cells - contains half the total number of chromosomes for an organism
Dihybrid Cross Designed to study the inheritance of two genes
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