Heredity

The passing of genetic material from parents to offspring.

• heredity

• gene

• allele

• genotype

• phenotype

Segments of DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) found in chromosomes that give instructions for producing a certain characteristic.

• heredity

• gene

• allele

• genotype

• phenotype

Different versions of a gene.

• heredity

• gene

• allele

• genotype

• phenotype

The combination of alleles that you inherited from your parents. This is what you genes look like, the letters. ex. HhGg

• heredity

• gene

• allele

• genotype

• phenotype

The observable traits. This is what you physically look like, or what gene is expressed. ex. Round Yellow

• heredity

• gene

• allele

• genotype

• phenotype

An organism with two dominant or two recessive alleles. Or same.

• heterozygous

• homozygous

An organism with one dominant and one recessive allele. Or different.

• heterozygous

• homozygous

This allele contributes to the phenotype if one or two copies of it are present. HH or Hh the capital letter is what?

• dominant

• recessive

• incomplete dominance

• codominance

This allele contributes to the phenotype only if two copies of it are present. hh or the lower case letter is what?

• dominant

• recessive

• incomplete dominance

• codominance

The brown eye trait is dominant over blue eyes. Which of the following genotypes best represents the phenotype for blue eyes?

• BB

• Bb

• bb

• bB