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General Biology: Patterns of Inheritance

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  • Mendel's law of segregation

    Each organism has two alleles for each gene, which separate during gamete formation so each gamete carries only one allele.

  • Mendel's law of independent assortment

    Alleles of different genes assort independently during gamete formation, leading to genetic variation.

  • Incomplete dominance

    A form of inheritance where the heterozygote shows an intermediate phenotype between the two homozygotes.

  • Codominance

    Both alleles in a heterozygote are fully expressed, such as in ABO blood groups.

  • Pleiotropy

    One gene influences multiple, seemingly unrelated phenotypic traits.

  • Polygenic inheritance

    Multiple genes contribute to a single phenotypic trait, often resulting in continuous variation.

  • Epigenetic inheritance

    Inheritance of traits through mechanisms that affect gene expression without changing the DNA sequence, often influenced by environmental factors.

  • Chromosome theory of inheritance

    Genes are located on chromosomes, which segregate and assort independently during meiosis, explaining patterns of inheritance.

  • Linked genes

    Genes located close together on the same chromosome that tend to be inherited together.

  • Sex-linked inheritance

    Traits associated with genes located on sex chromosomes, often showing different patterns in males and females.

  • Testcross

    A cross between an organism with an unknown genotype and a homozygous recessive organism to determine the unknown genotype.

  • Punnett square

    A diagram used to predict the genotypes and phenotypes of offspring from a genetic cross.

  • Pedigree

    A chart that shows the inheritance pattern of a trait through several generations in a family.

  • Allele

    Different versions of a gene that may produce variations in a trait.

  • Dominant allele

    An allele that expresses its phenotype even when heterozygous with a recessive allele.

  • Recessive allele

    An allele whose phenotype is masked in the presence of a dominant allele.

  • Homozygous

    Having two identical alleles for a particular gene.

  • Heterozygous

    Having two different alleles for a particular gene.

  • Genotype

    The genetic makeup of an organism, referring to its specific alleles.

  • Phenotype

    The observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism, determined by genotype and environment.

  • Carriers

    Individuals who are heterozygous for a recessive disorder and do not show symptoms but can pass the allele to offspring.

  • Rule of multiplication

    Used to calculate the probability of two independent events both occurring by multiplying their individual probabilities.

  • Monohybrid cross

    A genetic cross between individuals differing in one trait to study inheritance patterns.

  • Dihybrid cross

    A genetic cross between individuals differing in two traits to study independent assortment.

  • Locus

    The specific physical location of a gene on a chromosome.

  • ABO blood groups

    A human blood group system demonstrating codominance with alleles A, B, and O.

  • Wild-type

    The most common phenotype or genotype found in natural populations.

  • Cross

    The mating or breeding of two organisms to study inheritance of traits.

  • Hybrids

    Offspring resulting from a cross between parents with different traits or genotypes.