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Genetics&Heredity
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Trait | A characteristic |
| Heredity | The passing of traits from parents to offspring |
| Genetics | The study of heredity |
| Purebred | Always produces offspring that have the same trait |
| Genes | Factors that control traits |
| Alleles | The different forms of a gene |
| Dominant | Always shows up in an organism |
| Recessive | Is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present |
| Hybrid | Has two different alleles for a trait |
| Phenotype | Is the way an organism looks-Smooth |
| Genotype | Is the genetic makeup, or combination of alleles in an organism-SS or Ss |
| Homozygous | An organism that has two of the same alleles for a trait-SS or ss |
| Heterozygous | An organism with two different alleles for a trait-Ss |