BMMS Life Sci Chpt 5 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
heredity | The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring. |
trait | Each different form of a characteristic. |
genetics | The scientific study of heredity. |
fertilization | A new organism begins to form when an egg and sperm join in this process. |
purebred | The offspring of many generations that have the same traits. |
gene | The factors that control a trait. |
alleles | The different forms of a gene. |
dominant allele | An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present. |
recessive allele | Hidden whenever the dominant allele is present. |
hybrid | An organism that has two different alleles for a trait. |
probability | A number that describes how likely it is that a certain event will occur. |
Punnett square | A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross. |
phenotype | An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits. |
genotype | An organism's genetic makeup, or allele combination. |
homozygous | An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait. |
heterozygous | An organism that has two different alleles for a trait. |
codominance | The alleles are neither dominant nor recessive; therefore, both alleles are expressed in the offspring. |
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