Genes Flashcards
Allele
Different forms of genes
Dominant allele
That trait that always shows
Fertelization
When a egg and sperm conjoin to form a new mammal
Gene
A trait or characteristic of a animal
Genetics
The scientific study to hereditary discoveries
Genotype
A animals genetic make up
Heredity
Passing something from parent to parent
Heterozygous
Two different alleles for an organism
Homozygous
Identical alleles
Hybrid
A animal with two different alleles
Meiosis
The process by witch chromosomes are reduced to two to make sex cells
Monohybrid traits
the offspring of individuals that differ with respect to a particular gene pair
Phenotype
The physical appearance of a animal or person
Probability
The number that describes a likely hood of a situation
Punnett square
A chart that shows all the possible alleles