Genetic Basics
The term for passing traits from one generation to the next
What is Heredity?
A visual tool to predict offspring traits.
What is a Punnett Square?
The weaker allele that is only expressed when both are the same.
What is a recessive allele?
Organisms from one step in a family line.
What is a Generation?
Represents a male in a pedigree.
What is a square?
The study of genes, DNA and heredity.
What is Genetics?
The genetic makeup of an organism, represented by two letters.
What is Genotype?
A term used to describe an individual's genotype who has a recessive allele but does not show it.
What is heterozygous or a carrier?
Traits passed from parents to offspring.
What are Inherited Traits?
Structures that carry genes, found in the nucleus.
What are Chromosomes?
A characteristic of an individual.
What is a Trait?
The physical expression of a trait.
What is Phenotype?
The tool used to show if specific traits are present or absent in different generations.
What is a pedigree?
Traits developed over time, like riding a bike.
What are Acquired Traits?
Sections of DNA that code for a specific trait.
What are genes?
Different versions of a gene.
What are Alleles?
Having 2 of the same alleles.
What is Homozygous?
HH
What is homozygous dominant?
Represents females in a pedigree.
What is a circle?
Four nitrogen bases in a DNA molecule.
What are A, T, C, G (Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine)?
Hh
What is Heterozygous?
Having two different alleles.
What is Heterozygous?
The stronger allele that is more likely to be expressed
What is a Dominant allele?
The word for receiving traits from your parents.
What is Inherit?
A condition inherited genetically, like a heart murmur.
What is an Inherited trait?