A describing feature of a living organism.
What is a trait?
This type of allele is more powerful and will often mask the expression of a less powerful trait.
What is dominant?
What are peas?
A trait that is helpful and passed down through generations.
What is an adaptation?
A molecule that is the genetic code for life.
What is DNA?
This type of allele will often be masked by a more powerful copy of the same gene.
What is recessive?
A diagram that is used to predict the genotypes of a particular cross or breeding experiment.
What is a Punnett Square?
The change in heritable traits in a population over time.
What is evolution?
The part of the cell where DNA is located.
What is the nucleus?
Having two copies of the same allele.
What is homozygous?
An individual's genetic makeup.
What is genotype?
Survival of the fittest.
What is natural selection?
Different versions of the same gene.
What are alleles?
Having two different copies of a gene.
What is heterozygous?
An individual's observable traits.
What is phenotype?
A Punnett Square involving two traits.
What is a dihybrid cross?