Punnett Squares Vocabulary

product of a parent

• offspring

• P1

• P2

• ancestor

a combination of alleles for a particular trait

• genotype

• phenotype

• egg cell

• sperm cell

the physical characteristics of an organism that show how genes are expressed

• genotype

• phenotype

• sexual reproduction

• asexual reproduction

characteristics; often physical qualities such as color, height, etc.

• traits

• colors

• heights

• height

the likelihood of something happening

• karma

• pay back

• probability

• internal organs

a different or distinct form or version of something

• variation

• punnett square

• Mendalian

• Non-Mendalian

a trait that is expressed over another trait; seen

• recessive

• dominant

• homozygous

• heterozygous

a trait that can be hidden by another trait; hidden

• recessive

• dominant

• homozygous

• heterozygous

produced by a combination of tow or more distinct traits; combination

• purebred

• hybrid

• dominant

• recessive

homozygous organism that always produces offspring with identicl traits

• purebred (true-breeding)

• hybrid