The Monohybrid Cross: Following The Inheritance of One Trait
The Monohybrid Cross: Following The Inheritance of One Trait
The Monohybrid Cross: Following The Inheritance of One Trait
FOLLOWING THE
INHERITANCE OF ONE TRAIT
TODAY’S BIG WORDS
• MONOHYBRID
• ALLELE
• DOMINANT
• RECESSIVE
• HOMOZYGOUS
• HETEROZYGOUS
• GENOTYPE
• PHENOTYPE
CROSSING TWO PLANTS
PARENTS TALL X SHORT
GAMETES GO
HERE
THE PUNNETT SQUARE
OFFSPRING
GO HERE
THE PUNNETT SQUARE
T T
t Tt Tt
t Tt Tt
TODAY’S BIG WORDS
• MONOHYBRID – Following one trait
• ALLELE – One form of a gene
• DOMINANT – Trait that always shows up
• RECESSIVE – Trait that can hide
• HOMOZYGOUS – Has the same alleles
• HETEROZYGOUS
• GENOTYPE
• PHENOTYPE
TODAY’S BIG WORDS
• MONOHYBRID – Following one trait
• ALLELE – One form of a gene
• DOMINANT – Trait that always shows up
• RECESSIVE – Trait that can hide
• HOMOZYGOUS – Has the same alleles
• HETEROZYGOUS – Has different alleles
• GENOTYPE
• PHENOTYPE
CROSSING TWO OFFSPRING
PARENTS TALL X TALL
OFFSPRING ???????
EGGS AND POLLEN???
PARENTS TALL X TALL
Tt Tt
T t GAMETES T t
POTENTIAL FOR DIFFERENT
OFFSPRING
PARENTS TALL X TALL
Tt Tt
T t GAMETES T t
OFFSPRING
TT TALL
POTENTIAL FOR DIFFERENT
OFFSPRING
PARENTS TALL X TALL
Tt Tt
T t GAMETES T t
OFFSPRING
Tt TALL
POTENTIAL FOR DIFFERENT
OFFSPRING
PARENTS TALL X TALL
Tt Tt
T t GAMETES T t
OFFSPRING
tt SHORT
THE PUNNETT SQUARE
T t
t
THE PUNNETT SQUARE
T t
T TT Tt
t Tt tt
TODAY’S BIG WORDS
• MONOHYBRID – Following one trait
• ALLELE – One form of a gene
• DOMINANT – Trait that always shows up
• RECESSIVE – Trait that can hide
• HOMOZYGOUS – Has the same alleles
• HETEROZYGOUS – Has different alleles
• GENOTYPE – GENE TYPE (the letters)
• PHENOTYPE
TODAY’S BIG WORDS
• MONOHYBRID – Following one trait
• ALLELE – One form of a gene
• DOMINANT – Trait that always shows up
• RECESSIVE – Trait that can hide
• HOMOZYGOUS – Has the same alleles
• HETEROZYGOUS – Has different alleles
• GENOTYPE – GENE TYPE (the letters)
• PHENOTYPE – WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
PHENOTYPES
T t
TT Tt
T
tall tall
Tt tt
t
tall short
GENOTYPES
T t
TT Tt
T Homozygous
Heterozygous
dominant
Tt Tt
t Heterozygous
Homozygous
recessive