Genetics

Today we started learning about genetics! We did problems solving punnet squares. We also learned some basic vocabulary necessary for this unit. For example Heterozygous means having both alleles, A and a. Homozygous is two of the same alleles, either AA or aa depending on whether it is homozygous dominant or homozygous recessive. We learned about a carrier, which is a person who is heterozygous. F1 generation which is the first offspring of the parents, and F2 generation which is the offspring of F1.