Genetic Vocab

an organism’s genetic makeup or allele combinations (Tt, TT, tt)

• genotype

• phenotype

• polygenic inheritance

• purebred

the passing of traits from parents to offspring

• genotype

• probability

• heredity

• selective breeding

having two identical alleles for a particular gene (HH, hh)

• heterozygous

• homozygous

• multiple alleles

• trait

an offspring of crosses that has two different alleles for a trait

• homozygous

• heredity

• purebred

• hybrid

any change in the DNA of a gene or a chromosome

• genetic engineering

• carrier

• polygenic inheritance

• mutation

an organism’s physical appearance or visible traits

• genotype

• phenotype

• codominance

• trait

a number that describes how likely it is that a particular event will occur

• genotype

• heredity

• probability

• pishotype

an offspring of crosses that has the same form of traits (similar to homozygous)

• purebred

• selective breeding

• genotype

• probability

a specific characteristic that an organism can pass to its offspring through its genes

• DNA

• carrier

• heredity

• trait

_________ are inherited from both parents through sexual reproduction. They determine traits for living things, or organisms.

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Genes

• Genetics