Search Results for: mendelian inheritance
Non-Mendelian inheritance
Definition noun (genetics) A type of biological inheritance wherein the patterns of phenotypes do not accord with those as... 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
Polygenic inheritance
Polygenic inheritance refers to the kind of inheritance in which the trait is produced from the cumulative effects of many... Read More
Mendelian inheritance
Definition noun (genetics) A type of biological inheritance that conforms to the set of principles of Gregor Mendel... Read More
Law of Segregation
Mendel’s Laws of Inheritance The father of genetics, Gregor Mendel, reported his findings in 1860 that initially were... 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
Genetics – Lesson Outline & Worksheets
Topics Modules Quizzes/Worksheets DescriptionIntroduction to GeneticsGenetics - Definition:... Read More
Polygenic trait
Polygenic Trait Definition Polygenic trait refers to a trait that is controlled by multiple non-allelic genes. These genes... Read More
Incomplete dominance
Incomplete Dominance Definition After Gregor Mendel discovered inheritance laws, the term ''incomplete dominance'' was... Read More
Gene conversion
Definition noun A nonreciprocal gene transfer in which an allele converts the other allele into the same form as its self,... Read More
Independent Assortment
Independent Assortment Definition Independent assortment refers to the alleles or genes that sort into the newly formed... Read More
Extracellular inheritance
Definition noun A form of non-Mendelian inheritance in which a trait was transmitted from the parent to offspring through... Read More
Extranuclear inheritance
Definition noun A form of non-Mendelian inheritance in which a trait was transmitted from the parent to offspring through... Read More
Infectious heredity
Definition noun A non-Mendelian inheritance in which an infectious particle within the cell of the host may bring changes in... Read More
Trinucleotide repeat disorder
Definition noun, plural: trinucleotide repeat disorders Any of a set of genetic disorders caused by trinucleotide repeats... Read More
Law of Independent Assortment
Law of Independent Assortment Definition noun (genetics) Mendelian law stating that for every pair of unit factors, each... Read More
Monogenic inheritance
Definition noun A form of inheritance that follows Mendel's Law of Heredity Supplement Monogenic inheritance refers to the... Read More
Multiple alleles
Alleles are the pairs of genes occupying a specific spot called locus on a chromosome. Typically, there are only two alleles... Read More
Inheritance
Definition noun (1) The acquisition of traits genetically transmitted from parents to offspring (2) That which is inherited... Read More
Genomic imprinting
Definition noun A phenomenon in which the phenotype of the offspring depends on the source of the chromosome containing the... Read More
Genetics and Evolution
Tutorials in Genetics and Evolution immerse on the molecular aspects and the works of nature that led to what every living... Read More
Mitochondrial inheritance
Definition noun An inheritance pattern that results from the expression of mitochondrial DNA. Supplement This form of... Read More
Law of Unit Characters
Definition noun (genetics) A Mendelian law which states that every genetic character of an organism is controlled by unit... Read More
Gregor Mendel
Definition noun Augustinian monk and botanist who formulated the laws of heredity based on his careful breeding... Read More
Law of Purity of Gametes
Definition noun (genetics) Gregor Mendel's law stating that the unit factors are brought together and paired during union or... Read More
Monogenic disease
Monogenic Disease Definition A monogenic disease is a diseased condition determined by the interaction of a single gene.... Read More
Homozygous
Homozygous Definition Diploid organisms that have a genotype of identical alleles for a trait or phenotype at a specific... Read More
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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
Chromosomes X and Y and Sex Determination
Reviewed by: Mary Anne Clark, Ph.D.In humans, the normal chromosome complement is 46, consisting of 22 pairs of... Read More
