Heredity Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Alleles | the different forms of a trait that a gene may have. |
Dominant | factor that always shows up & covers up another trait |
Genetics | the study of how traits are inherited |
Genotype | the genetic makeup or alleles of an organism |
Heredity | passing of traits from parent to offspring |
Heterozygous | an organism that has 2 different alleles for a trait (hybrid) |
Homozygous | an organism with 2 of the SAME alleles for a trait |
Hybrid | an organism that has 2 different alleles for a trait |
Purebred | an organism that has the same from a trait from each parent |
Phenotype | the physical appearance or visible traits |
Punnett Square | a tool used to predict the number of times certain traits will occur |
Recessive | factor that is hidden if a dominant trait is present |
fertilization | joining of sperm & egg |
Trait | specific characteristics |
F1 | first generation |
Genes | factors that control a trait |
Probability | a number that describes how likely something will occur |
Punnett Square | a chart that shows all the possible ways alleles can cross in offspring |
Incomplete dominance | when one allele only partially covers up another allele |
Codominance | when both alleles are equally dominant |
Multiple Alleles | genes that have 3 or more alleles for a trait |
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