Term to Definition
Passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically.
A _____ trait is opposed to a recessive trait which is expressed only when two copies of the gene are present.
What is a chart used to trace the history of traits in a family?
Related to or has heritable characteristics controlled by genes that are expressed in offspring only when inherited from both parents.
When an individual has two of the same allele, whether dominant or recessive, they are _____.
What is an organism that has either two dominant or two recessive genes for a particular trait.
This is a square diagram that is used to predict an outcome of a particular cross or breeding experiment.
The genetics term _____ refers to a pair of genes where one is dominant and one is recessive.
What is type when you can observee characteristics
Purebred is from parents of the same breed or variety.
The __ of _____ ______when two or more characteristics are inherited, individual hereditary factors assort independently during gamete production
What is one that is hidden, or masked, by another form of the trait.
This was by Gregor Mendel, he stated that during the production of gametes the two copies of each hereditary segregate so that offspring acquire one factor from each parent.
Genetics studies _____ _____ and are defined as the environment as every influence other than genetics such as air, water, and/or diet.
environmental influence
What is an individual who has inherited the gene for a trait, but does not show that trait physically.