Genetics Part 1 Vocabulary

_______ the process by which a sperm and an egg and their genetic material join to create a zygote

• Genetics

• Fertilization

• Trait

• Hybrid

• Gene

_______ the scientific study of heredity and hereditary variation

• Genetics

• Fertilization

• Trait

• Hybrid

• Gene

_______ offspring of crosses between parents with different traits

• Genetics

• Fertilization

• Trait

• Hybrid

• Gene

_______ sequence of DNA that codes for protein and thus determines a trait; factor is passed from parent to offspring.

• Genetics

• Fertilization

• Trait

• Hybrid

• Gene

_______ specific characteristic of an individual

• Genetics

• Fertilization

• Trait

• Hybrid

• Gene

________ separation of alleles during gamete formation

• Allele

• Principle of Dominance

• Segregation

• Gamete

• Punnett Square

________ Mendel’s second conclusion, which states that some alleles are dominant and other are recessive.

• Allele

• Principle of Dominance

• Segregation

• Gamete

• Punnett Square

________ sex cell

• Allele

• Principle of Dominance

• Segregation

• Gamete

• Punnett Square

________ diagram that can be used to predict the genotype and phenotype combinations of a genetic cross

• Allele

• Principle of Dominance

• Segregation

• Gamete

• Punnett Square

________ one of a number of different forms of a gene

• Allele

• Principle of Dominance

• Segregation

• Gamete

• Punnett Square