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Incomplete dominance
Incomplete Dominance Definition After Gregor Mendel discovered inheritance laws, the term ''incomplete dominance'' was... Read More
Complete dominance
Complete Dominance Definition Genetics is the study of how traits are inherited by organisms and in what ways these... Read More
Codominance
Codominance Definition Codominance is a form of inheritance wherein the alleles of a gene pair in a heterozygote are fully... Read More
Non-Mendelian Inheritance
Reviewed by: Mary Anne Clark, Ph.D.The inheritance patterns seen in Mendel's monohybrid and dihybrid crosses... Read More
Genotypic ratio
Genotypic Ratio Definition To understand 'Genotypic ratio', let us first understand the terms: 'Genotype' and 'Phenotype'.... Read More
Genetics – Lesson Outline & Worksheets
Topics Modules Quizzes/Worksheets DescriptionIntroduction to GeneticsGenetics - Definition:... Read More
Homozygous
Homozygous Definition Diploid organisms that have a genotype of identical alleles for a trait or phenotype at a specific... Read More
Polygenic inheritance
Polygenic inheritance refers to the kind of inheritance in which the trait is produced from the cumulative effects of many... Read More
Sex-linked trait
Definition of Sex-Linked Traits A sex-linked trait is an observable characteristic of an organism that is influenced by the... Read More
Cytokinesis
The cell cycle of eukaryotes is a cyclical series of biological events that certain asexual cells go through. The cell cycle... Read More
Examples of Natural Selection
Reviewed by: Mary Anne Clark, Ph.D.Darwin's Finches Darwin's finches are an excellent example of the way in... Read More
Independent Assortment
Independent Assortment Definition Independent assortment refers to the alleles or genes that sort into the newly formed... Read More
Mendel’s Law & Mendelian Genetics
Reviewed by: Mary Anne Clark, Ph.D.The previous tutorial, Dominance, has described Gregor Mendel’s law of... Read More
Disruptive Selection
An evolutionary process known as disruptive selection (or disruptive natural selection) causes a population to become... Read More