Content text 05. PRINCIPLES OF INHERITANCE AND VARIATION.pptx
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Study of heredity and variation or Study of genes and chromosomes. Resemblance between offspring (progenies) and their parents. Difference between parents and offspring. Transmission of characters from parents to offspring. The alternative forms of a gene. IMPORTANT TERMS Genetics Heredity Variation Inheritance Alleles (Allelomorphs) Spark PCMB
The character which is expressed. It indicates with capital letter. The character which is suppressed. It indicates with small letter. The condition in which chromosome pair carries similar alleles of a gene. E.g. TT, tt, YY, yy etc. The condition in which chromosome pair carries dissimilar alleles of a gene. E.g. Tt, Yy etc. Visible characters (Physical expression) of an individual. Genetic constitution of a charcter. Dominant character Recessive character Homozygous Heterozygous Phenotype Genotype IMPORTANT TERMS Spark PCMB