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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| genetics | the scientific study of heredity |
| fertilization | during sexual reproduction,male and female reproductive cells join in a process known as fertilization |
| Trait | a specific characteristic, such as seed color or plant height, of an individual. |
| hybrids | the offspring of crosses between parents with different traits are called hybrids. |
| genes | sequence of dna that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait. |
| alleles | one of a number of different forms of a gene. |
| principal of dominance | the princple states that some alleles are dominant and others are recessive |
| segregation | seperation of alleles during gamete formation |
| gametes | sex cell |
| homozygous | organisms that have two identical alleles for a particular gene. |
| heterozygous | organisms that have two different alleles for the same gene |
| phenotype | physical traits |
| genotype | genetic makeup |
| punnett square | punnett squares use mathematical probabbility to help predict the genotype and phenotype combantions in genetic combinations |