Genetics Vocabulary #3

The different forms of a gene (Example: tall or short).

• Allele

• Hybrid

• Genotype

• Phenotype

The scientist who worked towards understanding the principles of heredity. (Dominant and recessive genes). (Also known as the "Father of Genetics".

• Mr. Sommovigo

• Gregor Mendel

• Greg Mendelson

• Christopher Columbus

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Having two identical alleles for a trait. (BB or bb).

• Heterozygous

• genotype

• Homozygous

• Phenotype

Having two different alleles for a trait. (Bb).

• Heterozygous

• Homozygous

• Punnett Squares

• Dominant allele

An organism that always produces offspring with the same form of a trait as the parent (A purebred is homozygous)

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

• Hybrid

• Purebred

An organism that has two different alleles for a trait. ( It is heterozygous)

• Hybrid

• Purebred

• Recessive allele

• phenotype

An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present.

• Recessive allele

• Dominant allele

• Genotype

• Phenotype

An allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present. (The dominant allele will Always take over).

• dominant Alllele

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Recessive allele

A chart that shows all possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross.

• Punnett Squares

• Hybrid

• Purebred

• Probability

The likelihood that a particular event will occur.

• Probability

• Phenotype

• Hybrid

• Purebred

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