Genetics and Heredity

Front

What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

Back

Genotype

Front

What type of inheritance pattern is a mixture of both traits?

Back

Incomplete dominance

Front

If G = green and g = yellow, what is the genotype for a yellow plant?

Back

gg

Front

What is the pattern of inheritance with three or more possible alleles for a trait?

Back

Multiple alleles

Front

If two brown-eyed parents (Bb) have a baby, what is the chance the baby is blue-eyed?

Back

25%

Front

What is the observable physical characteristic of an organism called?

Back

Phenotype

Front

What is it called when both alleles in a genotype are the same?

Back

Homozygous

Front

What is it called when an organism has two different alleles for a trait?

Back

Heterozygous

Front

What is the term for different forms of a gene?

Back

Alleles

Front

What is the inheritance pattern where both traits are fully expressed?

Back

Co-dominance