Genetics Vocab Review

Front

Individual feature (e.g., eye color, height)

Back

trait

Front

Feature shown by a CAPITAL letter

Back

dominant

Front

Less noticeable feature represented by a lowercase letter

Back

recessive

Front

Two identical alleles

Back

homozygous

Front

Two different alleles

Back

heterozygous

Front

Physical appearance

Back

phenotype

Front

Gene type or allele combination

Back

genotype

Front

Two or more versions of a gene

Back

Allele

Front

Homozygous dominant options: GG, Ff, Gg, gg

Back

GG

Front

Homozygous recessive options: GG, Ff, Gg, gg

Back

gg