Terms & Principles

Terms

genetics - the study of inheritance
gene - unit of inheritance
allele - form of a gene
genotype - genetic constitution
phenotype - observable properties of an organism
dihybrid - hybrid for two traits
monohybrid - hybrid genotype for a single trait

Principles

Principle of segregation - Alleles segregate such that each gamete is equally likely to contain each of the two alleles.

Principle of Independent Assortment - Segregation of each pair of alleles is independent of segregation of other pairs in the formation of reproductive cells.

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