Genetics vocab

One or more forms of a gene

• Allele

• Gene

• Genotype

• Phenotype

inheritable unit of information in DNA; control traits you exhibit

• Dominant trait

• Allele

• Gene

• Genotype

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

the study of the processes and results of inherited traits

• Allele

• Homozygous Dominant

• Recessive trait

• Genetics

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

allele combination for a trait

• Genetics

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Dominant trait

physical trait or characteristic

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Homozygous or purebred

• Heterozygous or hybrid

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

model used to find the probability of offspring allele combinations

• Punnett square

• Phenotype

• Genetics

• Phenotypic ratio

two letters that are the same (ex. HH, hh)

• Heterozygous or hybrid

• Dominant trait

• Recessive trait

• Homozygous or purebred

two letters that are different (ex. Hh)

• Homozygous or purebred

• Heterozygous or hybrid

• Dominant trait

• Recessive trait

Trait that will always show represented by a capital letter

• Dominant trait

• Genotypic ratio

• Phenotype

• Recessive trait

Examples: HH, AA, BB

• Homozygous Recessive

• Genotypic ratio

• Homozygous Dominant

• Phenotypic ratio