A | B |
Polar bodies | cell structure found inside an ovum |
# of possible gametes | n=1 has 2; n=2 has 4; n=3 has 8 |
Probability | likelihood that a specific event will occur |
Mendelian genetics | hereditary is a part of biology designated to learning about similar characteristics from parents to kids |
Mendel’s principles of dominance | independent assortment, random segregation, dominance |
Segregation | a pair of factors is segregates or separated during the formation of gametes |
Independent assortment | genes on separate chromosomes sort independently of each other when chromosome pairs line up in meiosis 2 |
Mendel’s biography | lived in a monastery, was a priest and scientist |
Mendel’s pea experiments | one in four pea plants had purebred recessive alleles, two out of four were hybrid and one out of four were purebred dominant. |
F1 generation | offspring of p generation |
F2 generation | seeds of F1 generation |