Alleles

Allele - one alternative form of a given gene pair.

Tall and dwarf are the alleles for the height of a
pea plant.
More than two alleles can exist for any specific
gene, but only two of them will be found within
any individual.
We use letters to denote alleles, since every
gene has two alleles, all genes can be
represented by a pair of letters.
TT = tall, Tt = tall, tt = dwarf

Other types of crosses

1. Incomplete Dominance- There is no
dominant or recessive, the heterozygous condition
results in a "blending" of the two traits. Example:
Snapdragons can be red, white, or pink (heterozygous)

2. Codominance
Occurs when both alleles for a gene are
expressed in a heterozygous offspring.
Neither is dominant or recessive.
Ex- White + Red horse= Roan (white
and red hairs mixed together).