Study Guide for Genetic Test Define these terms: use your notes please! Traits Genes Alleles Dominant Recessive Genotype Phenotype Homozygous Heterozygous Carrier Pedigree Who is Gregor Mendel? What did organism did he study? Father of genetics, pea plants Who determines the sex of the offspring the male or the female? XY = male XX = female Monohybrid cross (using one trait) Punnett Squares: A father has a widow’s peak (ww) and a mother doesn’t have a Widow’s peak but is a Hybrid for the trait (Ww). They want to know what are the chances of their children having a widow’s peak? The W represents what trait: Without a widow’s peak The w represents what trait: With a Widow’s Peak
Study Guide for Genetic Test Define these terms: use your notes please! Traits Genes Alleles Dominant Recessive Genotype Phenotype Homozygous Heterozygous Carrier Pedigree Who is Gregor Mendel? What did organism did he study? Father of genetics, pea plants Who determines the sex of the offspring the male or the female? XY = male XX = female Monohybrid cross (using one trait) Punnett Squares: A father has a widow’s peak (ww) and a mother doesn’t have a Widow’s peak but is a Hybrid for the trait (Ww). They want to know what are the chances of their children having a widow’s peak? The W represents what trait: Without a widow’s peak The w represents what trait: With a Widow’s Peak
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