Genetics/Heredity

Describes 2 or more genes inherited together

• Heterozygous
• Linked
• Dominant
• Homozygous

Describes an allele that is fully expressed whenever the allele is present in an individual

• Dominant
• Recessive
• Homozygous
• heterozygous

A specific combination of alleles in an individual

• Monohybrid
• Hybrid
• Phenotype
• Genotype

The expressed trait or traits that result from the genotype of an individual

• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Allele
• Trait

Describes an individual that carries two identical alleles of a gene

• Recessive 
• Genetic
• Heterozygous
• Homozygous

Describes an individual that carries two different alleles of a gene

• Heterozygous
• Recessive
• Homozygous
• Dominant

One of two or more alternate forms of a gene, each leading to a unique trait

• Pedigree
• Allele

Describes an allele that is expressed only when there is no dominant allele present in an individual

• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Recessive
• Dominant

A graphic used to predict the results of a genetic cross

• Pedigree
• Punnett Square
• Linked
• Phenotype

A recognizable inherited feature or characteristic of an organism

• Character
• Trait
• Gene
• Allele