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Monohybrid inheritance — Edexcel GCSE Biology Definition | GradeGen

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Monohybrid inheritance

GCSE Biology · key term

Monohybrid inheritance

Definition

The inheritance of a characteristic controlled by a single gene.

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Edexcel GCSE Biology · 1BI0

Specification 3.14, 3.16 · Paper 1

Monohybrid inheritance means following the inheritance of a characteristic controlled by one gene. An organism usually has two alleles of that gene, one inherited from each parent.
Revise: Monohybrid Inheritance
The inheritance of a characteristic controlled by one gene.
Revise: Calculating Outcomes

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