Mendel's genetics Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
genetics | the study of inheritance |
allele | alternate forms of a gene |
dominant | the form of a trait that is visible whether homozygous or heterozygous |
recessive | the form of a trait that is only visible when inherited from both parents |
homozygous | both alleles for a trait are the same |
heterozygous | both alleles for a trait are different |
genotype | the actual allele pair for a trait |
phenotype | what a trait looks like |
law of segregation | two alleles for a trait separate during meiosis and end up in different gametes |
law of independent assortment | there is a random distribution of alleles during gamete formation. genes on different chromosomes line up independently of each other. |
hybrid | heterozygous organisms |
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