Mendelian and NonMendelian Inheritance

Front

What is the inheritance pattern where the phenotype is a mixture of both traits?

Back

Incomplete dominance

Front

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

Back

Probability

Front

What is an allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present?

Back

Recessive allele

Front

Which of the following is a phenotype? Aa, red hair, heterozygous, BB?

Back

Red hair

Front

What type of inheritance pattern shows both traits in possible offspring?

Back

Co-dominance

Front

What is the term for the observable characteristics of an organism?

Back

Phenotype

Front

What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

Back

Genotype

Front

What do you call an allele that masks the effect of another allele?

Back

Dominant allele

Front

What is the term for a cross between two individuals that are heterozygous for one trait?

Back

Monohybrid cross

Front

What is the expected phenotypic ratio in the offspring of a monohybrid cross?

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