H’s
Homozygous
Having two identical versions of a particular gene, one from each parent.
Traits
A form of a character such as short or tall
Codominance
A pattern of inheritance in a hybrid organism which both traits are present but not blended.
Genotype
The letters that symbolize an organisms alleles for a specific.
Characters
The characteristics of a species such as size or shape.
Heterozygous
Having two different alleles of a particular gene/genes.
Dominant Traits
A trait of a specific character that appears in a hybrid organism.
Simple Dominance
A pattern of inheritance in which there are only two alleles and the dominant trait is always expressed in a hybrid organism.
Phenotype
The trait an organism expresses as determined by the genotype.
Polygenic Inheritance
A pattern of inheritance that occurs when two or more genes interact to control a single character.
Hybrid
An organism with a mix of alleles for a specific character.
Recessive Traits
A trait of a specific character that is hidden by the dominant trait in a hybrid organism.
Genetic Drift
A natural process in which the ratio of alleles in a population of organism
Heredity
The study of how traits are passed from one generation to the next.