ANTH 101 Study Guide - Gregor Mendel, Punnett Square, Zygosity
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Genotype is the alleles present in an individual, and phenotype is the physical traits caused by those alleles being present together. Structural genes help repair, grow, and develop an organism. Gregor mendel was the scientist who discovered the fundamental laws of inheritance. The blending theory says that offspring is a perfect combination of the two parents" phenotypes, but. Mendel says that certain traits are dominant and some are recessive. He worked with pea plants because they are simple organisms, reproduce quickly, and can be controlled entirely during experimentation: describe the following: gene, allele, homozygous, heterozygous, dominant, recessive, true breed, hybrid. Gene is a hereditary characteristic passed on from parent to offspring used to determine the appearance and genetic makeup of an organism allele: a version of a gene that causes a particular trait. Linked genes are genes on the same chromosome close together and often passed down together. You will need to do problems for these types of traits too.
