Biology

vocabulary for biology genetics

Genotype

The kinds of genes an individual carries

Phenotype

The observable expression of a trait

Allele

One form of hereditary material for a particular trait

Heterozygous

Two different alleles for the same trait

Homozygous

Two identical alleles for the same trait

Dominant

An inherited trait which is present even when inherited only from one parent

Recessive

The form of the gene that shows up only when inherited from both parents

Punnett Square

A tool used to analyze possible breeding outcomes

Probability

The likelihood of an occurrence

Gene

The segment of DNA that determines a particular trait

Heredity

Transmission of genetic information from parent to offspring

Trait

Inherited characteristic

Hybrid

Two different alleles for the same trait means the same as heterozygous

Purebred

Two identical alleles for the same trait means the same as homozygous