Science 10 Update

QUIZ - Wednesday Octiber 9th - Genes and Mendillian Genetics

What you should know:

- Basic definition of a Gene

- All traits are heritible

- the basic process of heredity

- mendillian inheritence / basic punnett squares

- terms such as allele, dominant, recessive, homozygous, heterozygous, Genotype, phenotype, monogenic trait, polygenic trait

- ***How to apply such terms and interpret problems using the terms above

Example Question. Two heterozygous individuals mate (In other words Aa) and have an offspring. What would are the probability the offspring is homozygous doiminant?

If you have trouble with this question please see me tomorrow morning.

*** There are really good practice questions in the Learning Guide ***