Mendel/Genetics Vocab

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Gregor Mendel

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Austrian Monk

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Mendel studied traits in pea plants.

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Mendel's first experiment revealed:

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Only the dominant trait appeared!

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Combination of alleles.

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Genotype

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Two or more combinations of the same gene

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Alleles

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Definition of Genotype?

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Combination of alleles controlling phenotype (pair of letters).

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Definition of Phenotype?

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How a trait appears or is expressed/What it looks like

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Example of Codominance: A Orange Flower + A Pink Flower

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A Flower with Pink and Orange Petals

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Example of Incomplete Dominance: A Red Fish + A Blue Fish

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A Purple Fish

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Definition of Codominance

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A relationship when a heterozygous organism expresses both traits.