Heredity Terms
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| Heredity | The passing of traits from the parent to offspring.
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| Alleles | An alternate form that a gene may have for a single trait; can be dominant or recessive
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| Genetics | The study of how traits are inherited through the actions of alleles.
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| Hybrid | An offspring that was given different genetic info for a trait from each parent.
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| Dominant | Describes a trait that covers over or dominates another form of that trait.
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| Recessive | Describes a trait that is covered over or dominated by another form of that trait and seems to disappear.
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| Punnett Square | A tool used to predict the probability of certain traits in offspring that shows the different ways alleles can combine.
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| Genotype | The genetic makeup of an organism.
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| Phenotype | The outward physical appearance and behavior of an organism as of a result of its genotype.
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| Homozygous | Describes an organism with two alleles that are the same for a trait.
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| Heterozygous | Describes an organism with two different alleles for a trait.
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| Trait | A trait is characteristics or at tribute of an organism that is expressed by genes or influenced by the environment.
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| Genetic Engineering | The application of scientific methods, procedures, and technologies that permit direct manipulation of genetic material.
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| Sex-Linked Gene | A gene located on a sex chromosome, usually the X-chromosome.
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| Polygenic Inheritance | Heredity of complex characters that are determined by a large number of genes, each one usually having a small effect.
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| Incomplete Dominance | The appearance in a heterozygote of a trait that is intermediate between either of the trait's homozygous phenotype.
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