Mendelian Genetics Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Mendel | Genetics scientist who studied the genetics of pea plants. |
Heredity | When parents pass their genes onto their children. |
Trait | a distinguishing feature of your personal nature |
Dominant traits | dark hair, farsightedness, brown eyes, normal vision |
Recessive traits | light, blonde or red hair, nearsightedness, grey, green, hazel, or blue eyes |
punnet square | a diagram that is used to predict an outcome of traits |
Inherited trait | an example is eye color |
Genotype | the set of genes carried by the organism |
Phenotype | the physical expression of the genes |
Physical traits | characteristics of one's physical makeup |
Behavioral traits | characteristics of the way one acts |
heterozygous | having two different alleles for a trait |
homozygous | having two of the same allele for a trait |
Scientists describe the set of genetic information for each form as an _______. | allele |
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