Genetics Vocabulary

Gene combination involving 2 dominant or 2 recessive genes.

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

A gene combination involving one dominant and one recessive gene.

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

Any characteristic that can be passed from parent to offspring.

• Heredity

• Genetics

• Phenotype

• Trait

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The study of heredity.

• Heredity

• Biology

• Genetics

• Inheritance

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The stronger of 2 genes, represented by a capital letter.

• Recessive

• Dominant

• Phenotype

• Genotype

A gene that shows up less often; represented by a lowercase letter.

• dominant

• homozygous

• genotype

• recessive

The gene combination for a trait; represented by a pair of letters.

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

The physical feature of a trait resulting from a genotype.

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

• Phenotype

• Genotype

The father of genetics.

• Anton von Leuenhoek

• Galileo

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

A tool used to help solve genetic problems.

• Punnett Square

• Beaker

• DNA Warp Core

• Karyotype