Heredity

Front

Why did Mendel choose to study pea plants to learn how traits are passed from parent to offspring?

Back

Pea plants grow quickly

Front

One trait that is ALWAYS present and causes the other traits to disappear is a ________________________

Back

dominant trait

Front

The appearance of an organism, or how it looks

Back

phenotype

Front

Recessive allele

Back

A trait that can be hidden (lower case letter)

Front

The genes of an organism

Back

Genotype

Front

Same Gene

Back

Homozygous

Front

Different Gene

Back

Heterozygous

Front

If two alleles are the same for a certain trait they are considered

Back

Homozygous

Front

Physical traits that are expressed are known as ____________

Back

Phenotype

Front

If a gene is always expressed or always shown with a capital letter, it is

Back

Dominant