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4.1 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Heredity | The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring. |
| Trait | Each different form of characteristic, such as stem height or seed color. |
| Genetics | The scientific study of heredity. |
| Fertilization | A new organism begins to form when a egg and sperm join in the process. |
| Purebred | Organism is the offspring of many generations that have the same trait. |
| Gene | The factors that control the traits. |
| Alleles | The different forms of gene.(letters) |
| Dominant Allele | One whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present. |
| Recessive Allele | One trait that always hide when ever the dominant allele is present. |
| Hybrid | Organism that has two different alleles for a trait. |