Genetics vocabulary review

Every individual carries two alleles for each trait. These alleles are selarated during meiosis. This is known as the principle of ___?

Segregation

The pair of chromosomes that are different in males and females

Sex chromosomes

The different forms of a gene are called

Alleles

The chromosomes that are the same in males and females

Autosomes

When working genetics problems, how does one represent a dominant gene

Capital letter

In some cases, two or more alleles may be dominant and both dominant alleles may show up in the offspring

Codomimance

They type of genetic cross that involves two traits

Dihybrid

The type of allele that has the ability to mask or cover up another allele

Dominant

Term meaning that both alleles are the same

Homozygous

Name given to sex sells

Gametes

A segment of DNA that controls one hereditary trait

Gene

The science that studies how genes are transmitted from lne generation to the next

Genetics

The genetic makeup of an organism

Genotype

The father of genetics

Gregor Mendel

Term meaning that both alleles are different

Heyerozygous

In some cases, alleles blend or mix together. This is known as:

Incomplete dominance

When working genetics problems, how does one represent a recessive gene

Lowercase letter

By what process does a parent pass one allele for each gene to the offspring

Meiosis

The type of genetic cross that involves only one trait

Monohybrid

In what part of the cell would chromosomes be found

Nucleus

The physical characteristics of an organism

Phenotype

A diagram used to show the allele combinations an offspring might recieve

Punnett square

The type of allele that can be masked or covered by another allele

Recessive

The characteristics that an organism such as haircolor, eyecolor, etc.

Trait

The sex chromosomes found in females

XX

The sex chromosomes found in males

XY