Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
9 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Who was the monk who is famous for his study of the inhertitance of traits of peas
|
Gregor Mendel
|
|
What did he discover?
|
The best traits for study of heredity were those that were obviously present or completely absent.
|
|
Whats the difference between phenotypes and genotypes?
|
Phenotypes are observable trait and Genotypes are the specific arrangements of alleles.
|
|
What do monohybrid crosses do?
|
Look at single traits that result from two alleles combining.
|
|
What is codominance?
|
Both appear at the same time.
|
|
What is complementary interaction?
|
Two genes interacting to produce a phenotype that neither is capable of producing itself.
|
|
How is surpression epistasis recognized?
|
By showing three phenotypes rather than the expected four.
|
|
What is pleiotrophy?
|
One gene affecting more than one phenotype.
|
|
What are environmental effects caused by pleiotrophy?
|
Temperature, nutrition, pH, avaliablity of water.
|