Mendelian and NonMendelian Inheritance

Front

What is the term for having two of the SAME alleles for a trait? (Example: HH or hh)

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Homozygous

Front

What do we call the situation when two or more alleles for a trait exist in a population? (Example: Different hair colors or blood types)

Back

Multiple Alleles

Front

If G = green and g = yellow, what is the genotype for a yellow plant?

Back

gg

Front

What is the term for the likelihood, or chance, that a certain event will occur?

Back

Probability

Front

What type of inheritance pattern is a MIXTURE of both traits, like the old theory of blending?

Back

Incomplete dominance

Front

What is the term for having two different alleles for a trait? (Example: Hh)

Back

Heterozygous

Front

What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

Back

Genotype

Front

What is the observable physical characteristic of an organism called?

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Phenotype

Front

What type of inheritance occurs when both alleles are fully expressed in the phenotype? (Example: AB blood type)

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Co-dominance

Front

What is the term for a trait that is masked by the presence of a dominant allele?

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Recessive