VocabularyGet the definitions for the following

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Law of Segregation

• Organisms inherit ________ ______of each gene, one from each ___________

• Organisms donate ________ _______ ________of each gene in their gametes

• Two copies of ______ _________ ___________, or separate, during ____________ ____________

Segregation and Inheritance

Traits Studied by Mendel

Flower ColorIn pea plants:

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Genotype vs. PhenotypeGenotype Phenotype

BB_____________________

Bb______________________

bb______________________

A Punnett Square

CF -____________________________________________

________

Punnett Square

G

G g

g

Carrier mother

Carrier father

GG Gg

Gg gg

25% 50%

50% 25%

Child with CF

Autosomal Recessive:A _____________

Inheritance of an Autosomal ___________

___________

__________ __________

In snapdragons red flower color is due to

gene (R) and white to its corresponding

allele (r). The heterozygous (Rr) condition results in

pink flower color. This is referred to as “incomplete dominance.”