The part of a chromosome that determines a trait, like eye colour
Allele
Different forms of the same gene. Like brown, green and blue eye colour.
Dominant
The allele that is expressed
Recessive
The allele that is not expressed, only when two of these are paired, are they expressed
Genotype
Your inherited genetic characteristics.
Phenotype
How your inhereted characteristics are represented. So eye colour, hight, blood type and more.
Homozygous
Two of the same alleles.
Heterozygous
Two different alleles.
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Let's practice
In mussels, brown coloring (B) is dominant, and blue coloring (b) is recessive. A homozygous brown mussel crosses with a blue mussel.
What percentage of offspring are expected to be brown? 0%, 25%, 50%, 75% or 100%?
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One more
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Assignment
1. Practice the monohybrid crossing with a punnett square
Websites to practice with: Youtube - Amoeba Sisters: Monohybrids and the Punnett Square Guinea Pigs Khan Academy - Monohybrid punnett squares (practice) Assignment 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27, 28 and 29 of your workbook