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2b1-heredity
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| genetics | study of how traits are passed from parent to offspring |
| heredity | passing of traits from parent to offspring |
| inhereidted | trait you get from your parents through your genes |
| trait | specific characteristic or feature of an organism |
| gene | a section of dna that helps determine a trait |
| allele | type of gene |
| domainant | allele that is shown: capital letter |
| recessive | allele that is hidden: lower case letter |
| genotype | genetics |
| phenotype | physical |
| punnet square | diagram used to predict genotypes of offspring |
| probability | likelihood or chance of something happening |
| purebread | two identical alleles |
| hybird | two different alleles |
| ratio | tells how many of one thing in comparison to another |
| mutated | dna has undergone a change |
| Gregor mendall | father of genetics |
| homozygous | 2 identical alleles |
| hetrozygous | 2 different alleles |
| pedigree | diagram shows how a trait is passes, through several generations of a family. |