Basic Genetics Vocab

different forms of the same gene

• alleles

• dominant

• phenotype

strands of DNA and protein

• chromosomes

• alleles

• genes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

having the same alleles for a trait

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• dominant

• recessive

piece of DNA that tells about a specific trait

• gene

• alleles

• phenotype

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

the allele form that always expresses itself over another form

• dominant

• recessive

• homozygous

physical characteristics of an organism

• phenotype

• genotype

• dominant

• recessive

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

having different alleles for a trait

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• dominant

• recessive

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

the specific genes an organism has

• genotype

• phenotype

• dominant

• recessive

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1