Genetics Vocabulary

The passing of genetic material from parents to offspring (children)

• traits

• characteristics

• heredity

• phenotype

An organism that has alleles that are different for a trait (Tt)

• Purebred

• Hybrid

• Allele

• Trait

Chance or possibility that an event will take place

• Probability

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Allele

An organism with two alleles that are the same (TT or tt)

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

• Trait

• Allele

The actual gene makeup of an organism ( Tt)

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Trait

• Characteristic

He is known as the "Father of Genetics" and used pea plants because they reproduce quickly.

• Robert Hooke

• Gregor Mendel

• Theodor Swann

• Matthias Schleiden

Segment of DNA found in chromosomes that give instructions for producing a certain characteristic

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Gene

• Phenotype

A feature that has different forms in a population ( CATEGORIES) Examples: Seed color, Eye color

• Trait

• Characteristic

• Allele

• Dominant

Organism with two alleles that are the same (TT or tt)

• Purebred

• Hybrid

• Allele

• Trait

The different versions of a gene or one of a pair of genes

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Allele

• Phenotype