Gregor Mendel is an Austrian monk known as the "Father of Genetics"
locus
specific place on a gene
diploid
2n
haploid
n
paternal
father
maternal
mother
Incomplete Dominance
two alleles exist that are not completely dominant over each other; results in a "blending" effect
Co-Dominance
two alleles exist and show themselves equally
Sex determination
males have XY chromosomes (half of male sperm will carry an X and the other half will carry a Y); females have XX chromosomes (all of their eggs will have an X)
linkage
genes for different traits found on the same chromosomes are typically inherited together
sex linkage
genes found on the X chromosomes are considered "sex-linked" or "X-linked"
