Bio Flashcard

Front

Who studied pea plants and created the law of dominance?

Back

Mendel

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You get ____ chromosomes from your mom and ______ chromosomes from your dad.

Back

23, 23

Front

What is individual I-1's genotype if the disease/trait is recessive?

Back

Hh

Front

If a tall allele is dominant to a short allele, what will be the height of the offspring from a tall and a short palm tree?

Back

Tall

Front

What is the chance that the offspring will be a yellow pea?

Back

50%

Front

What is the law of segregation?

Back

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

Front

Define genotype.

Back

The genetic makeup of an individual, represented by alleles.

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Define phenotype.

Back

The observable characteristics or traits of an individual.

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What is a dominant allele?

Back

An allele that expresses its trait even in the presence of a recessive allele.

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What is a recessive allele?

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An allele that only expresses its trait when two copies are present.