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Genetics vocaqb
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Heredity | Passing of traits from parents to offspring |
| Dominant trait | A genetic trait is considered dominant if it is expressed in a person who has only one copy of the gene associated with the trait. |
| Gene | A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait |
| Probability | A number that describes how likely it is that an event will occur |
| Homozygous | An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait |
| Phenotype | An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits. |
| Hybrid | Offspring of crosses between parents with different traits |
| Genotype | An organism's genetic makeup, or allele combinations. |
| Purebred | An organism that always produces offspring with the same form of a trait as the parent. |
| Heterozygous | An organism that has two different alleles for a trait |
| Allele | An alternative form of a gene. |
| Recessive trait | a genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor |