Mendelian Genetics-Cornell Notes

Who is the Father of Genetics?

Genetics is the study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring.

Traits are determined by genes on chromosomes.

A gene is a segment of DNA that determines a trait.

How many chromosomes do humans have?

How many pairs of chromosomes do human have?

Which type of trait is masked? or does not show up?

Dominant traits are represented by using CAPITAL letters.

Genotypes are the combination of alleles represented by the letters...like tt, TT or Tt.

Phenotypes are the actual appearance of the trait, like blonde hair, tall flowers, dimples.