Genetic Inheritance (Leaving Cert Biology): Quizzes
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What is genetics the study of?
What is genetics the study of?
Inheritance
What is cell continuity?
What is cell continuity?
Ability of cells to divide and survive
What is fertilisation?
What is fertilisation?
Fusion of 2 haploid gametes
What is an allele?
What is an allele?
A different form of the same gene
What is the locus?
What is the locus?
Position of a gene on a chromosome
What does homozygous mean?
What does homozygous mean?
Two alleles are the same
What does heterozygous mean?
What does heterozygous mean?
Two alleles are different
What is a dominant allele?
What is a dominant allele?
Masks the effect of recessive allele
What is a recessive allele?
What is a recessive allele?
Prevented from working by dominant
What is genotype?
What is genotype?
Genetic make-up of an organism
What is phenotype?
What is phenotype?
Physical appearance of trait
What phenotype does Bb genotype produce for eye colour?
What phenotype does Bb genotype produce for eye colour?
Brown eyes
How is a dominant allele represented?
How is a dominant allele represented?
Capital letter
What does homozygous recessive bb produce?
What does homozygous recessive bb produce?
Blue eyes
What forms a diploid zygote?
What forms a diploid zygote?
Fusion of two haploid gametes