Living Environment Genetics Vocabulary

Different forms of a gene

• Gene

• Allele

• Gamete

• Phenotype

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Specialized cell involved in sexual reproduction.

• Gamete

• Somate

• Allele

• Gene

Separation of alleles during gamete (sex cell) formation.

• Heterozygous

• Homozygous

• Segregation

• Separation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Term used to refer to an organism that has two identical alleles for a particular trait.

• Phenotype

• Homozygous

• Genotype

• Heterozygous

Term used to refer to an organism that has two different alleles for a particular trait.

• Phenotype

• Homozygous

• Genotype

• Heterozygous

Physical characteristics  of an organism.

• Phenotype

• Homozygous

• Genotype

• Heterozygous

Genetic makeup of an organism.

• Phenotype

• Homozygous

• Genotype

• Heterozygous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Independent segregation of genes during the formation of gametes.

• Incomplete Dominance

• Independent Assortment

• Segregation

• Codominance

Situation in which one allele is not completely dominant over another.

• Incomplete Dominance

• Independent Assortment

• Segregation

• Codominance

Situation in which both alleles of a gene contribute to the phenotype of the organism.

• Incomplete Dominance

• Polygenic Trait

• Allele

• Codominance