Genetic Vocabulary

Passing of traits from parent to offspring

• Genetics
• Genes
• Dominant
• Heredity

Genetic makeup of an individual that is represented using letters

• Genotype

• Allele

• Phenotype

• Chromosomes

Study of how different traits are passed down from parents to offspring

• Traits

• Genetics

• DNA

• Chromosomes

The different versions of the same trait

• Allele

• Chromosomes

• Genes

• DNA

The new organism created ( babies)

• Trait

• Gene

• Offspring

• Allele

a tool that shows the different gene combination that might result from a genetic cross

• microscope

• Punnett square

• Jawsome trapezoid

Traits that come from parents and are passed down through DNA

• inherited trait

• learned behavior

• acquired trait

• dominant

A trait that is learned, not inherited.

• inherited trait

• learned behavior

• acquired trait

• dominant

Stronger Allele that is shown with a capital letter

• Purebred

• Hybrid

• Dominant

• Recessive

The weaker allele that is shown with a lowercase letter, Must be 2 lowercase letters

• Purebred

• Hybrid

• Dominant

• Recessive