The Statistics of Inheritance

punnett Squares

a chart that shows the possible combination of alleles due to fertilization

statistics

the collection and classification of data that are in the form of numbers

phenotype

An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits.

genotype

An organism's genetic makeup, or allele combinations.

Inheritance

The process in which genetic material is passed from parents to their offspring.

traits

A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes.

homozygous

An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait

heterozygous

An organism that has two different alleles for a trait

probability

A number that describes how likely it is that an event will occur

recessive allele

An allele that is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present

dominant allele

An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present.

offspring

Product of reproduction, a new organism produced by one or more parents