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DNA and Genetics

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  • It is the genetic makeup of an organisms. Represented by Letters
    Genotype
  • It has two genes that occupy the same position on homologous chromosomes and that cover the same trait.
    Alleles
  • It is the term used to describe the entire set of genes in an organism.
    Genome
  • It is a fixed location on a strand of DNA where a gene or one of its alleles is located.
    Locus
  • It is the allele of a gene that masks or suppresses the expression of an alternate allele; the trait also appears in the heterozygous condition.
    Dominant
  • It is the physical appearance of an organism.
    Phenotype
  • An allele that is masked by a dominant allele; does not appear in the heterozygous condition, only in homozygous.
    Recessive
  • A genetic cross involving a single pair of genes (only one trait)
    Monohybrid
  • A molecule that carries genetic information.
    DNA or Gene or Chromosome
  • It is the symbol used for First filial generation
    F1
  • He is considered as the "Father of Genetics"
    Gregor Mendel
  • A unit of heredity, a section of DNA sequence and encoding a single protein.
    Gene
  • It is a branch of biology that study about genes and heredity.
    Genetics
  • Other name for Sex cells or Reproductive cells.
    Gametes
  • Type of cell division for reproductive cells.
    Meiosis