Genetics Vocabulary Review Unit 6

___________________________ a chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross

• Punnett square

• heterozygous

• probability

• genetics

• . recessive allele

___________________________a number that describes how likely it is that an event will occur

• probability

• heterozygous

• genetics

• recessive allele

• heredity

___________________________an organism that has two identical alleles for a trait

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• probability

• genetics

• recessive allele

___________________________an organism’s physical appearance

• phenotype

• heterozygous

• probability

• genetics

• recessive allele

___________________________an organism’s genetic makeup, or allele combinations

• genotype

• heterozygous

• probability

• genetics

• recessive allele

___________________________an organism that has two different alleles for a trait

• heterozygous

• probability

• genetics

• recessive allele

• heredity

___________________________the passing of traits from parents to offspring

• heredity

• heterozygous

• probability

• genetics

• recessive allele

___________________________factors that control traits

• genes

• heterozygous

• probability

• genetics

• recessive allele

___________________________the scientific study of heredity

• genetics

• heterozygous

• probability

• recessive allele

• heredity

___________________________an allele whose trait is masked in the presence of a dominant allele

• recessive allele

• heterozygous

• probability

• genetics

• heredity