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Patterns/Inheritance
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Heredity | Passing of traits from parents to offspring |
| Gregor Mendel | Father of Genetics; Worked with peas |
| 1st Generation | P-Generation |
| Gene | Controls traits |
| Allele | Different version of a gene |
| Dominant allele | Trait is shown |
| Recessive Allele | Trait is hidden |
| Genotype | Combination of alleles |
| Phenotype | Traits of organism |
| Heterozygous | Two Different alleles |
| Homozygous | Two same alleles |
| Probability | Likelihood an outcome will occur |
| Punnet Square | Used to determine probability of alleles |