Mendelian and NonMendelian Inheritance

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What is the genotype for a yellow plant if G = green and g = yellow?

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gg

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What do we call the situation when two or more alleles for a trait exist in a population?

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Multiple Alleles

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Which genotype is homozygous dominant?

Back

AA

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

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Probability

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In a Punnett square, if one parent has the genotype Bb, what could be the genotype of the missing parent?

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Bb

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What is the difference between genotype and phenotype?

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Genotype refers to the genetic makeup, while phenotype refers to the observable traits.

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What is a Punnett square used for?

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To predict the genotypes of offspring from parental crosses.

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Define homozygous. Give an example.

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Homozygous means having two identical alleles for a trait. Example: AA or aa.

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Define heterozygous. Give an example.

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Heterozygous means having two different alleles for a trait. Example: Aa.

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What is the principle of segregation?

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The principle that during the formation of gametes, the two alleles for a trait separate from each other.