Terminologies:
• Alleles - alternative forms of a gene
• Chromosome a linear or circular strand composed of DNA that contains genes
• Diploid - an organism with two copies of each chromosome
• DNA - Deoxyribonucleic acid, the molecule that carries genetic information
• Gene - the fundamental unit of heredity, a specific section of DNA within a chromosome.
F1 (First Filial Generation or hybrids)
Resulted from a cross between 2 pure-breeding plants with contrasting traits
F2 (Second Filial Generation)
When plants from the F1 generation were crossed with each other or self-pollinated
Alleles
Traits controlled by a pair of genes
Dominant trait
Appears in F1 generation and is represented by capital letter R
Recessive trait
Do not appear in the F1 generation, represented by small letter r
Terminologies
Alleles - alternative forms of a gene
Chromosome - a linear or circular strand composed of DNA that contains genes
Diploid - an organism with two copies of each chromosome
DNA - Deoxyribonucleic acid, the molecule that carries genetic information
Gene - the fundamental unit of heredity, a specific section of DNA within a chromosome
