Science Vocab Words Flashcards
The different forms of a trait that a gene may have
Allele
The relationship between two versions of a gene
Dominant
Process that uses laboratory based technologies to alter the DNA makeup of a organism
Genetic engineering
The study of how traits are inherited through the interactions of alleles
Genetics
A scoring of the type of variant present at the given location in the genome
Genotype
The passing of traits from the parents to an offspring
Hereditary
An organism that has two different alleles for a trait
Heterozygous
An organism with two alleles that are the same
Homozygous
An individual formed by mating between unlike forms, usually genetically differentiated populations or species
Hybrid
When the offspring of two homozygous parents show an intermediate phenotype
Incomplete dominance
The an organism looks and behaves as a result of its genotype
Phenotype
Occurs when a group of gene pairs acts together to produce a trait
Polygenic inheritance
A handy tool used to predict results in Mendelian genetics
Punnet square
The relationship between an observed trait and the two inherited versions of a gene related to that trait
Recessive
Sex-linked gene
