Genetics

variation of a gene

• carrier

• pedigree

• allele

• hybrid

allele that gets expressed (shown) only when inherited from both parents

• gene

• codominant

• dominant

• recessive

allele that is always expressed when inherited

• gene

• codominant

• dominant

• recessive

two different alleles for one gene

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• codominant

• recessive

two of the same allele for one gene

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• codominant

• recessive

chart showing how a trait is inherited over generations

• Punnett square

• pedigree

• hybrid

• Mendelian genetics

segment of DNA that codes for a protein

• hybrid

• gene

• phenotype

• genotype

characteristic

• trait

• hybrid

• expression

• allele

anything besides a gene that can influence the gene's expression

• environment

• pedigree

• allele

• phenotype

an organism's genetic makeup

• species trait

• individual trait

• phenotype

• genotype