| TERMS | ‘gut. DEFINITIONS |
| Mendel’s law of segregation | The law of Mendel states that “the allele of gene present
on the homologous chromosomes segregates during |
| Reciprocal crosses | The cross with same characteristics but a reversal of the sexes of the individuals is called reci.rocal cross. |
| Law of
independent assortment |
‘When alleles of more than one trait are followed together in cross, the alleles of these traits assort independently to each other during gamete formation.” |
| kilocalorie | A kilocalorie (Kcal) is the amount of heat necessary to raise 1 kg of water 1° C and is equal to 1,000 calories. |
| Multiple allele | The presence of more than two alleles in a single gene in different combination is called multiple alleles. |
| Incomplete dominance | The interaction between twb alleles that are expressed more or less equally, and the heterozygote is different from their homozygote is called incomplete dominance |
| Codominance | The phenomenon in which heterozygote expresses the phenotypes of both homozygote istalled Codominance. |
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