chapter 12 patterns of heredity and human genetics biology – Flashcards

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Pedigree
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A graphic representation of genetic inheritance
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Carrier
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A heterozygous indivisual
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Fetus
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The developing baby
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Incomplete dominance
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Where traits are inherited and heterozygous and homozygous dominant individuals have the same phenotype
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Codominant alleles
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Causes the phenotypes of both homozygotes to be produced into heterozygous individuals
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Multiple Alleles
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Traits that are controlled by more than two alleles
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Autosomes
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22 pairs of matching homologous chromosomes
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Sex chromosomes
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The two chromosomes that determine the sex of the child
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Sex linked traits
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Traits controlled by genes located on sex chromosomes
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