intro to genetics

Tiny segments of DNA that carry instructions for inherited traits

• Gene

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Recessive

Factor that disappears if a dominant trait is present

• Gene

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Time

Different forms of a trait that a gene may have

• Gene

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Allele

A factor that dominates or covers up another factor

• Gene

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Recessive

The study of how traits are inherited through alleles

• Genetics

• Hybrid

• Punnett Square

• Genotype

Genetic makeup of an organism

• Genetics

• Hybrid

• Punnett Square

• Genotype

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Receives different genetic information from each parent

• Genetics

• Hybrid

• Punnett Square

• Genotype

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

A tool used to predict the certain traits

• Genetics

• Hybrid

• Punnett Square

• Genotype

The way an organism looks and behaves

• Phenotype

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

• Trait

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Genotype with two alike alleles

• Phenotype

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

• Trait