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MCBL - Genes

Genetics and Human Inheritance

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Genetics is the division of biology that is concerned with inheritance, or the method of passing on these characteristics
Genes the factors determining the inherited characteristics of an individual
Alleles different forms of a gene for a particular trait
Dominant an allele that masks the phenotypic expression of anther allele for the same trait “R”
Recessive an allele that is not expressed in the phenotype of a heterozygous individual “r”
Homologous chromosomes a chromosome pair containing genes for the same trait
Homozygous having two identical alleles for a trait
Heterozygous having two different alleles for a trait
Diploid an organism or cell that has two of each type of chromosome, one inherited from the mom and the other from the dad.
Haploid an organism or cell that has only one copy of each chromosome
Genotype the particular genes that make up the genetic material of the cells of an individual
Phenotypes the observable expression of a genotype. The phenotype is what you see and is described by words.
Monohybrid cross involves inheritance of only one character or trait
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