Details Title: 1020 unit 9 Description: Unit 9 Total Flash Cards: 17 Created: 04/07/2009 11:00:17		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Biology Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term allele Definition alternate form of a gene Term dihybrid cross Definition a genetics cross in which the inheritance of two traits is studied Term dominant Definition the allele that is expressed in the hereozygote Term F1 Definition the offspring of the parental generation Term F2 Definition the offspring of a cross of two F1 individuals Term genetics Definition the study of inheritance patterns and process Term genotype Definition the alleles that an individual has for a particular gene Term heterozygous Definition a genotype consisting of two different alleles; not true breeding Term homozygous Definition a genotype consisting of two identical alleles; true-breeding Term monohybrid cross Definition a genetics cross in which the inheritance of one trait is studied Term P Definition parental or original generation in a series of a genotype Term pedigree Definition a family tree in which the phenotypes of family members are presented by standard symbols Term punnett squares Definition a graphic device in which all possible outcomes of a cross between two individuals are depicted Term recessive Definition an allele that is masked in the heterozygote Term test cross Definition a cross between and individual of unknown genotype and and idividual with the homozygous recessive genotype Term tru-breeding Definition homozygous Term wild type Definition the monst common phenotype in a natural populations; generally taken as the standard or "normal" phenotype