Genetics Vocab - 7th Grade

The likelihood that an event will occur

• hybrid

• purebred

• dominant

• probability

A chart that shows all the possible combinations

• allele

• genotype

• Punnett Square

• Recessive

An organism's physical appearance

• phenotype

• genotype

• purebred

• inheritance

An organism's genetic make-up

• phenotype

• inheritance

• genotype

• genetics

An allele whose trait is masked in the presence of a dominant allele

• dominant

• hybrid

• purebred

• recessive

The scientific study of heredity

• inheritance

• heredity

• genetics

• genotype

Has 2 identical alleles for a trait (RR or rr)

• heterozygous

• homozygous

• dominant

• recessive

Another term for homozygous alleles

• hybrid

• purebred

• dominant

• recessive

Has 2 different alleles for a trait--Bb

• homozygous

• purebred

• heterozygous

• dominant

Another term for heterozygous alleles

• recessive

• hybrid

• purebred

• dominant