Genetics Flashcards
The passing of traits from parents of offspring
Heredity
In allele whose traits always shows up in the organism when the allele is present.
Dominant allele
An allele that is hidden nwhenever the dominate allele is present
Recessive allele
A number that describes how likley it is that a particular event will occur
Probability
An organisms genetic makeup, or allele combinations.
genotype
An organism’s physical appearance, or visible traits
phenotype
to develop an evidence based idea that can be tested through experimentation or investigation
Hypothesize
A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produdce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
Species
Change over time; the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms
Evolution
The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
Fossil
An inhgerited behavior or physical charactersitic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment
Adaptation
A well tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results
Scientific theory
The natural process by which something takes place
Mechanism
The process by which organisms that are best adapted to their enviorment are most likley to survive and reproduce
Natural selection
The struggle bewtwen organisms to survive as they attempt to us the same limited resources in the same place at the same time
Competition
