Mendelian Genetics

Passing on traits from parents to offspring

• Chromosome

• Genotype

• Heredity

• Allele

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The study of heredity

• Genetics

• Genome

• Allele

• Punnett Square

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The letter symbols for both homologous alleles.

BB Bb bb AA Aa aa

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Recessive

• Dominant

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The observable traits dictated by the genotype

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Homozygous Recessive

• Homozygous Dominant

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Referring to the original parents.

• P₁

• F₁

• F₂

• Homozygous

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First Filial (child) Generation: the offspring of P₁

• P₁

• F₂

• F₁

• Heterozygous

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Second Filial Generation: the offspring of F₁

• P₁

• F₁

• F₂

• Homozygous Recessive

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The ratio of homozygous dominant to heterozygous

to homozygous recessive offspring

• Genotypic Ratio

• Phenotypic Ratio

• Monohybrid Cross

• Homologous Pair

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The Italian monk/scientist who first showed

the principles of genetics

• Watson and Crick

• Linnaeus

• Darwin

• Mendel

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A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes is ___________

• Trait
• Gene
• Allele
• Dominant

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