Genetics Chapter 5

the passing of traits from parents to offspring

• genetics
• heredity
• alleles
• punnett square 

the different forms of a trait that a gene may have

• alleles
• genes
• traits
• chromosomes

the study of how traits are inherited

• heredity
• traits
• genetics
• punnett square 

receive different genetic information from each parent

• cross breeds
• homozygus
• heterozygous 
• hybrids 

the allele that covers up another trait

• dominant
• recessive 

the trait that seems to disappear

• dominant
• recessive
• homozygous
• heterozygous 

a tool used to predict genetics

• microscope
• magnifying glass
• computer
• punnett square 

genetic makeup

• genotype
• phenotype

the way an organism looks because of its genotype

• genotype
• phenotype

an organism with two alleles that are the same

• homozygous
• heterozygous
• genotype 
• phenotype