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Honors Biology. Module 8 Mendelian Genetics Part 3 December 19, 2013. White Elephant Gift Exchange. Semester Grades. Experiment 8.3. Pedigree Worksheet 3 Hemophilia: The “Royal” Disease. Definitions Review.
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Honors Biology Module 8 Mendelian Genetics Part 3 December 19, 2013
Experiment 8.3 Pedigree Worksheet 3 Hemophilia: The “Royal” Disease
Definitions Review Karyotype: the figure produced when the chromsome of a species during metaphase are arranged according to their homologous pairs.
Genotype: Two-letter set that represents the alleles an organism possesses for a certain trait. “Tt” “TT” “tt” Phenotype: The observable expression of an organism’s genes.
Homozygous genotype: A genotype in which both alleles are identical. Heterozygous genotype: A genotype with two different alleles.
Dominant allele: An allele that will determine phenotype if just one is present in the genotype. Recessive allele: An allele that will not determine the phenotype unless the genotype is homozygous in that allele.
Pedigree A diagram that follows a particular phenotype through several generations.
Homework Read Module 9 pages 261 – 273 Take Module 8 test Class challenge: Dress up in your Favorite sports team Our next class is January 9, 2014.