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Genetics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was the father of genetics | Gregor Mendel |
| Which is heterozygous ? | Tt |
| Which is homozygous ? | SS |
| Each form of a gene | Allele |
| Stronger trait in genetics (uses a capital letter) | Dominant Trait |
| organelle that directs activities of the cell & passes it on to new cells (contains genes) | Chromosome |
| Genetic makeup of an organism | Genotype |
| Passing on of traits from one generation to another | Heredity |
| organism with two different alleles for a particular trait (Example: Tt) | Hybrid |
| Hybrid | Heterozygous |
| Occurs when a gene is neither dominant nor recessive (genes blend) | Incomplete Dominance |
| Visible physical characteristics of an organism | Phenotype |
| The possibility that an event will take place | Probability |
| organism with two of the same genes for a particular trait (Examples: TT, tt) | Purebred |
| Purebred | Homozygous |
| Weaker trait in genetics that may be hidden,represented with a lower case letter | Recessive |
| Chart that shows the possible gene (allele) combinations in a cross | Punnett Square |
| Change in genes or chromosomes that cause a new trait to be inherited | Mutation |
| Complex molecule that carries genetic information that defines an organism's traits. It is stored in the nucleus. | DNA |
| Neither are dominant or recessive | Codominant Allele |