Basics of Heredity and Genetics

HEREDITY GENETICS It is the branch of biology that deals with heredity

& variation. Heredity / Inheritance. Transferussion of characteristics from one generation

to another generation. Variation These are the characteristics differences found in the offspring

but not in the parental generation Gene It is the segment of DNA that codes

for a particular character Alleles These are the two alternate copies

of a single gene. Allele locus Dominant Allele Allele that express

(to produce) (present or expressed) is called Dominant Allele Eg: T: Tall

R : round Dominant Allele Recessive Allele Allele that fails to express is called