Laws
Traits are inherited seperately from each other
What is the Law of Independent Assortment
the trait that masks another trait
What is a dominate trait
Physical appearance of a trait
What is phenotype
What color is the sky
Blue
Organisms inherit two copies of each gene , one from each parent
What is the Law of Segregation
Trait that is masked by another trait
What is a recessive trait
Condition where two traits are blended to produce a combination of both traits when the genotype is heterozygous
Incomplete dominance
One trait will mask the presence of another trait
What is the Law of Dominance
two different alleles for a trait
what is heterozygous
two versions of the same gene are expressed separately to yield different traits in an individual
What is codominance
Two identical alleles for a particular trait
What is homozygous
Characteristics of organisms
What are traits
Letters that represent a trait
What is genotype
Diagram used to show gene combinations in a cross
What is a Punnett Square