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Genes and Heredity
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Phenotype | physical appearance ex. Sponge bob is square, long nose and yellow |
| Genotype | genes ex letters YY, Yy, yy |
| Homozyguos | both the same also means purebread ex. BB bb |
| Heterozyguos | different, also means hybrid ex. Bb |
| Allele | is one form of the gene ex. B or b |
| Gene | controls the trait and is made up of alleles ex. Bb |
| Dominate | capital letter |
| Recessive | Lowercase letter ex. b |