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Genetics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Heretity | the passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring. |
| trait | having different characteristics than other people around you. |
| genetics | the scientific study of heredity |
| fertilization | making a begining with fertilization. |
| purebred | bred from parents that are the same breed |
| probability | to predict the results of a particular event. |
| Meoiosis | the process by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half to form sex- cells. |
| Messenger RNA | copies the coded message from the DNA |
| transfer RNA | carries amino acids to the ribosomes and adds them to the growing protein. |
| gene | the set of information that controls a trait |
| alleles | the different forms of a gene |
| dominant allele | an alleles whose trait always shows up in the organism |
| hybrids | an organism that has two different alleles |
| Punnet square | a chart that shows all the possible combinations. |
| phenotype | an organism's response apperance. |
| genotype | an organism's genetic makeup |
| homozygous | having two identical alleles |
| heterozygous | having two different alleles |
| codominance | a condition in which neither of two alleles of a gene is dominant. |