Mendelian Genetics

Front

What is the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring called?

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Heredity

Front

If a child inherits a dominant allele for dimples (D) and the recessive allele for no dimples (d), what will be the phenotype?

Back

Dimples

Front

In a cross between AA and aa for fur color, what is the genotype of all offspring?

Back

Aa

Front

What are recessive alleles represented by?

Back

Lowercase letters

Front

What term describes the different forms of a gene?

Back

Allele

Front

What is the genotype of an organism with two dominant alleles?

Back

AA

Front

What is the genotype of an organism with one dominant and one recessive allele?

Back

Aa

Front

What is the phenotype of an organism with genotype 'dd'?

Back

No dimples

Front

What is the term for a chart that shows the possible genetic combinations from a cross?

Back

Punnett Square

Front

What is the difference between a dominant allele and a recessive allele?

Back

A dominant allele masks the effect of a recessive allele.