Genetics & DNA Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Allele | An alternate form that a gene may have for a single trait; can be DOMINATE or recessive. |
Dominate | Describes a trait that covers over, or dominates, another form of that trait. |
Genetics | The study of how traits are inherited through the actions of alleles. |
Genotype | The genetics makeup of an organism. |
Heredity | The passing of traits from parent to offspring. |
Heterozygous | Describes an organism with two different alleles for a trait. |
Homozygous | Describes an organism with two alleles that are the same trait. |
Hybrid | Offspring that was given different genetic information for a trait from each parent. |
Phenotype | Outward physical appearance and behavior of an organism as a result of its genotype. |
Punnett Square | Tool used to predict the prbability of certain traits in offspring that shows the different ways alleles can combine. |
Recessive | Describes a trait that is covered over, or dominated, by another form of that trait snd seems to disappears. |
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