3.2 Traits and Inheritance Flashcards
one set of instructions for an inherited trait
genes
one of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic, such as hair color
allele
an organisms appearance or other detective characteristic
phenotype
inherited condition which prevents hair, skin, and eyes from having normal cloloring
albinism
the entire genetic makeup of an organism; also the combination of genes for one or more specific traits
genotype
a plant with two dominant or recessive alleles
homozygous
the likelihood that a possible future event will occur in any given instance of the event
probability
when a trait is not completely dominant over another, in which traits don’t blend together, but each allele has its own degree of influence
incomplete dominance