Heredity

Passing of traits from parents to offspring

• heredity

• genetics

• genes

• trait

• alleles

DNA segments that serve as the key functional units in hereditary transmission.

• heredity

• genetics

• genes

• trait

• alleles

Scientific study of heredity

• heredity

• genetics

• genes

• trait

• alleles

A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes.

• heredity

• genetics

• genes

• trait

• alleles

the different forms of a trait that make up a gene pair - usually represented as a capital or lowercase letter

• heredity

• genetics

• genes

• trait

• alleles

A gene that is expressed in the offspring whenever it is present

• dominant gene

• recessive gene

• hybrid

• homozygous

• heterozygous

An organism that has two different alleles for a trait

• dominant gene

• recessive gene

• homozygous

• heterozygous

Gene that is hidden when the dominant gene is present

• dominant gene

• recessive gene

• hybrid

• homozygous

• heterozygous

An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait

• dominant gene

• recessive gene

• hybrid

• homozygous

• heterozygous

an organism that is heterozygous for a particular trait.

• dominant gene

• recessive gene

• hybrid

• homozygous