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 is the term for having two different alleles for a trait (example Hh)?

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Heterozygous

Front

Who is known as the Father of Genetics?

Back

Gregor Mendel

Front

What is the cause of some traits 'skipping' a generation?

Back

Recessive traits

Front

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

Back

Probability

Front

What is the term for the physical appearance of a trait?

Back

Phenotype

Front

What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?

Back

Genotype

Front

What type of inheritance involves one allele being completely dominant over another?

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Mendelian inheritance

Front

What type of inheritance involves multiple alleles affecting a trait?

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Non-Mendelian inheritance

Front

What is the term for a trait that is expressed only when two recessive alleles are present?

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Recessive trait