Monohybrid inheritance

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Haploid
the one set chromosone number (n)
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Diploid
the two set chromosone number (2n)
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Allele
different forms of a gene
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Multiple alleles
a gene with three or more alleles
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Genotype
the genetic make-up of an individual
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Phenotype
the appearance of an individual
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Dominant
the allele which is expressed in an individual with two different alleles
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Co-dominant
Both alleles are expressed in an individual
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Incomplete dominance
the recessive allele has a partial effect on the phenotype
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Recessive
the allele which is not expressed in an individual with two different alleles
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Homozygous
an individual having an identical pair of alleles of a gene
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Heterozygous
an individual having two different alleles of a gene
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Carrier
a heterozygote who may pass the recessive allele on to the next generation
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Cross
interbreeding pf two individuals to produce offspring
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P
identifies the parents in a cross
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F1
identifies the offspring in the first generation in a cross
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F2
identifies the offspring in the second generation in a cross
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Monohybrid cross
a cross in which the inheritance of one pair of alternative characteristics if followed e.g pigmented skin and albino
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Monohybrid inheritance
the pattern of inheritance of a pair of alleles where one is dominant and one is recessive
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the two set chromosone number (2n)

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Diploid

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different forms of a gene

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Card 4

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a gene with three or more alleles

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Card 5

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the genetic make-up of an individual

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