Flashcards in 2nd Semester Vocab Deck (17):
One of a number of different forms of a gene(p. 1043)
Situation in which both alleles of a gene contribute to the phenotype of the organism (p. 272)
A piece of DNA which codes for a trait.
A characteristic of an individual.
Genetic makeup of organism
Physical characteristics of an organism
Offspring of crosses between parents with different traits.
Several genes per trait
Homozygous Dominant and recessive
Term used to refer to an organism that has two identical alleles for a particular trait
Term used to refer to an organism that has two different alleles from the same trait
A form of dominance wherein the dominant allele completely marks the effect of the recessive allele in heterozygous condition.
A form of dominance occurring in heterozygous in which the dominant allele is only partially expressed, and usually resulting in an offspring with an intermediate phenotype
(Of an animal) bred from parents of the same breed or variety
Law of segregation
Homologous cromosomas must go to different gametes
Low of independent assortment
Chromosomes will randomly be distributed to gametes
Code for the same genes but may have different alleles. One from your mom and one from dad.