Genetics Vocab

long, twisted strand of a molecule that stores genetic material

• nucleus

• DNA

• cells

T = tall, and  t = short. 
So a plant with the genotype
"Tt" would be

• medium sized
• tall
• short

section of the DNA molecule that controls and determines the traits of an organism

• chromosome
• nucleus
• code
• gene

H = brown hair, h = red hair, 
So genotype "Hh" results in

• brown hair
• red hair
•  Brownish red hair
• Reddish brown hair

Different forms of a gene.

• Allele
• Trait 
• Gene
• Aquired Trait

Trait that ALWAYS shows up in an offspring.

• Recessive allele
• Dominant allele
• gene
• Heterozygous

Trait that is passed down from parent to offspring through DNA ( Born with it) .

• Recessive allele
• Inherited Trait 
• Aquired Trait
• Learned Trait

Trait that is masked or covered up.

• Ressesive 
• Dominant 
• Homozygous
• Heterozygous

A person's Phenotype is the ___________.

• set of genes 
• passing of traits 
• physical expression of the gene 
• allele represented by a capital letter

An allele for a recessive trait is represented by  __________________.

• symbols 
• numbers 
  numbers
• capital letters 
• lower case letters