Genetics Vocab

an observable, inherited characteristic like eye color or height

• Offspring

• Trait

• Allele

• Homozygous

region of DNA that codes for a protein that controls a trait.

• Gamete

• Hereditary

• Hybrid

• Gene

different forms/versions of the same gene   (Ex. The possible _____  for the eye color gene are blue, green, brown...)

• Alleles

• Genes

• Heterozygous

• Purebred

allele that is always expressed or shown. (Represented by a capital letter)

• Gene

• Recessive

• Dominant

• Allele

Allele that can be hidden in the presence of the dominant allele. (Represented by a lowercase letter

• Hereditary

• Recessive

• Dominant

• Purebred

name given for the new “children” in genetics produced from a crossing/breeding.

• Offspring

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

• Hereditary

organism that would produce identical offspring as itself.  (AA or aa)

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

• Purebred

• Trait

organism produced by crossing parents with differing traits. (Aa or "mix")

• Gene

• Hereditary

• Purebred

• Hybrid

having 2 identical alleles for a particular trait. (AA or aa)

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

• Gene

• Trait

having 2 different alleles for a particular trait. (Aa)

• Gene

• Heterozygous

• Gamete

• Homozygous