Date: Feb 10, 2015 Page:Table of Contents p. 1. W. O. D: Last 5 pages Date: Feb 10, 2015 Page:Table of Contents p. 1 W.O.D: Last 5 pages Warm-ups:Front Cover W.O.D: Homozygous = Two copies of the same allele of a trait (AA, aa) Question: Sickle Cell Anemia is a recessive trait. If a person is homozygous recessive, will they have Sickle Cell Anemia?
Vocab words for Thursday Homozygous = Two copies of the same allele of a trait (AA, aa) Heterozygous = One dominant and one recessive allele for a trait (Aa) Phenotype = physical appearance of an organism (observable traits) Genotype = Genetic make-up of traits, or an entire organism Dominant = Allele that is expressed as the phenotype in heterozygous pairs (Aa) Recessive = Allele that is not expressed in heterozygous pairs (Aa)
Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle Cell Locations
What trait do you like most about your baby so far? Reflection: What trait do you like most about your baby so far?