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Genetics - Section 2
Vocabulary Practice
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An allele combination or genotype which results in neither allele being dominant or recessive; both traits show in the offspring; identified with two different capital letters such as RW | Codominance |
| Classification for having two different alleles for a specific trait such as Tt | Heterozygous |
| Classification for having two identical alleles for a specific trait such as tt or TT | Homozygous |
| An organism's genetic makeup or allele combinations and identified with letter combinations such as TT, Tt, and tt | Genotype |
| An organism's physical appearance or visible traits (the way it looks), such as hair color or height | Phenotype |
| A chart used by scientists to show all the possible allele combinations that can result from a genetic cross | Punnett Square |
| The scientific study of heredity | Genetics |
| The likelihood or odds that a particular event or outcome will occur | Probability |