Punnett Square

Front

An organism that has one dominant and one recessive allele for height is _____

Back

heterozygous

Front

A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes is ___________

Back

Trait

Front

An allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present. The 'weaker' gene is called ___________

Back

Recessive Allele

Front

In a certain species of plant, the color purple (P) is dominant to the color white (p). What is the probability of an offspring being white?

Back

0%

Front

A factor that covers up another factor is _____

Back

Dominant

Front

What is the term for the physical appearance of an organism?

Back

Phenotype

Front

What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?

Back

Genotype

Front

If a plant has the genotype PP, what is its phenotype?

Back

Purple

Front

If a plant has the genotype pp, what is its phenotype?

Back

White

Front

What do we call the different forms of a gene?

Back

Alleles