mendelian genetics

Question 1

genetics

Answer 1

the study of the passing of traits from parents to offspring

Question 2

trait

Answer 2

characteristics of an organism

Question 3

genes

Answer 3

sections of the dna that have instructions to make a trait

Question 4

alleles

Answer 4

on a pair of chromosomes allele per chromosome is an option for a gene

Question 5

dominant trait

Answer 5

the trait that will show up even if there is a recessive trait present

Question 6

recessive trait

Answer 6

the trait that is masked by a dominant trait, but can show up if another recessive is present

Question 7

heterozygous

Answer 7

one dominant and recessive allele

Question 8

homozygous

Answer 8

two of the same allele

Question 9

genotyope

Answer 9

the description of the trait in letters

Question 10

phenotype

Answer 10

the physical description of the trait

Question 11

law of independent assortment

Answer 11

traits from your parents are shuffled so that you have an equal opportunity to get a trait from each parent

Question 12

law of segregation

Answer 12

traits from your parents are also seperated so you only get one from each parent