What is mendels law of segregation?
During gamete formation by a diploid organism, the pair of alleles for a particular trait seperate or segragate, during the formation of gametes.
Medels law of dominance?
When an organism has two different alleles for a trait, one allele dominates.
Mendels law of independent assortment?
The members of a gene pair separate from one another independent of the members of other gene pairs.
What is genotype?
The gene composition
What is phenotype?
The expression of genes
What is heterozygous?
when 2 different alleles are present for a particular characteristic
What is homozygous?
when two identical allels are present for a particular characteristic
What is dominant?
when one allele expresses itself and the other doesnt
What is recessive?
the overshadowed allele