Mendelian Genetics

The Italian monk/scientist who first showed

the principles of genetics

• Watson and Crick

• Linnaeus

• Darwin

• Mendel

The study of heredity

• Genetics

• Genome

• Allele

• Punnett Square

Passing on traits from parents to offspring

• Chromosome

• Genotype

• Heredity

• Allele

The observable traits dictated by the genotype

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Homozygous Recessive

• Homozygous Dominant

A genotype where one dominant and one recessive allele was passed on from both parents for one trait.

Bb Aa Tt Ll

• Allele

• Homozygous Dominant

• Homozygous Recessive

• Heterozygous

A feature regulated by a set of genes (allele) passed on

from parents to offspring. Also called inherited traits.

• Heterozygous

• Mendel

• Chromosome

• Traits

The instruction of one allele covers up the instruction

of the other allele in a homologous pair. Symbolized by a capital letter.

• Recessive Allele

• Dominant Allele

• Heredity

• Trait

The instructions of this allele are covered up by the other allele in a homologous pair. Symbolized by a small letter.

• Homozygous

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Genetics

The letter symbols for both homologous alleles.

BB Bb bb AA Aa aa

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Recessive

• Dominant

A genotype where only dominant alleles were passed on

from both parents for one trait

BB AA TT LL

• Homozygous Recessive

• Homozygous Dominant

• Dihybrid

• Heredity