Punnett square vocabulary

Front

Characteristics that are passed on from one living to its offspring (children).

Back

Traits

Front

The genetic make-up of an organism.

Back

Genotype

Front

Alleles paired together for a specific trait are identical/same.

Back

Homozygous

Front

How many are heterozygous?

Back

50%

Front

Section of chromosomes that determines a trait.

Back

Gene

Front

Different forms of a gene that can exist for a particular trait.

Back

Alleles

Front

The observable characteristics of an organism resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment.

Back

Phenotype

Front

An organism that has two different alleles for a trait.

Back

Heterozygous

Front

The allele that is expressed when two different alleles are present.

Back

Dominant

Front

The allele that is not expressed when paired with a dominant allele.

Back

Recessive