Genetics Vocabulary

The physical or behavioral trait that is shown or expressed. Ff is the genotype for this trait. Having freckles is the ___________.

• genotype

• gene

• phenotype

• alleles

The child or product of reproduction by plants, animlas, and all other living things.

• heredity

• gene

• chromosomes

• offspring

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The allele that needs two copies to express the trait.

• recessive allele

• dominant allele

• inherited trait

• DNA

A behavioral or physical characteristic that is passed from parents to their offpspring.

• genetics

• inherited trait

• heredity

• punnett square

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pairs of information for traits; made up of sections called genes.

• genes

• DNA

• chromosomes

• alleles

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the allele that is shown or expressed even if only one copy is present.

• recessive allele

• dominant allele

• punnett square

• gene

a tool we use for predicting traits of an offspring.

• punnett square

• inherited trait

• alleles

• offspring

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The combination of alleles that an organism has. This determines what trait the organism will have. Ex: Pp

• phenotype

• genotype

• alleles

• DNA

The passing of traits from parent to offspring

• DNA

• genetics

• heredity

• genes

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Different forms (letters) of a single gene. Ex: a

• offspring

• DNA

• alleles

• inherited trait

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