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Genetics vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Heredity | Passing of traits from parent to offspring |
| Allele | A different form a gene may have for a trait |
| Genetics | The science of how traits are inherited through allels passed from one generation to another |
| Dominant | The form of a trait that appears to dominate or mask another form of the same trait |
| Recessive | The form of a trait that seems to disappear when a dominant trait is present |
| Punnett square | A tool that shows how genes can combine; used to predict the probability of types of offspring |
| Genotype | The genetic makeup of an organism for a trait |
| Homozygous | An organism that has two identical allels for a trait |
| Phenotype | A physical trait that shows as a result of an organism's particular genotype |
| Sex-linked gene | An allele inherited on a chromosome |
| Pedigree | A diagram that shows the occurrence of a trait in a family |
| Genetic engineering | Biological and chemical methods to change a cell's DNA sequence to produce desirable traits or eliminate undesirable traits |
| Genome | A map of the location of individual genes on every chromosome of an individual |
| Heterozygous | An organism that has two different allels for a trait |