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Inherited traits

Punnets and pedigrees

QuestionAnswer
Phenotype An organism's physical appearance or visible traits.
Genotype An organism's genetic makeup, the allele combinations.
Trait A specific characteristic that an organism can pass to its offspring through its genes.
Dominant Allele An allele that is always expressed (shows up as phenotype) if the dominant allele is present.
Recessive Allele An allele that is hidden if a dominant is present and can only express if no dominant allele is present.
Ratio A way to show a relationship or compare two numbers of the same kind. We use ratios to compare things of the same type. For example we can use a ration in a punnet square to determine the probability of a gene being expressed.
Probability How likely it is that something will happen, usually expressed as a percentage.
Heterozygous Genes come in pairs, called alleles. If the two alleles are different from each other, then they are heterozygous or different, such a Tt.
Homozygous Genes come in pairs, called alleles. If the two alleles are identical to each other, then they are homozygous or same, such a WW.
Punnett Square A mathematical tool used to determine the probability of an allele being inherited.
Genetics The scientific study of heredity.
Gene A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait
Allele Different forms of a gene
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