Genetics Vocabulary Part 1 Questions and Answers (100% Correct Answers) Already Graded A+

Law of Independent Assortment [ Ans: ] Mendelian law stating that a random distribution of alleles occurs during the formation of gametes Homozygous [ Ans: ] Organism with two of the same alleles for a specific trait Allele [ Ans: ] Alternative form that a single gene may have for a particular trait Gene [ Ans: ] Functional unit that controls inherited trait expression that is passed on from one generation to another generation Dominant [ Ans: ] Mendel's name for a specific trait that appeared in the F1 generation Phenotype [ Ans: ] Observable characteristic that is expressed as a result of an allele pair Genetics [ Ans: ] Science of heredity Heterozygous [ Ans: ] Organism with two different alleles for a specific trait Recessive [ Ans: ] Mendel's name for a specific trait hidden or masked in the F1 generation Homologous Chromosome [ Ans: ] One of two paired chromosomes, one from each parent, that carries genes for a specific trait at the same location Law of Segregation [ Ans: ] Mendelian law stating that two alleles for each trait separate during meiosis Genotype [ Ans: ] An organism's allele pairs Hybrid [ Ans: ] org