Earl Bombard Flashcards
(6 cards)
heredity
The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring
dominate trait
the trait observed in the first generation when parents that have different traits have bred
recessive trait
a trait that is apparent only when two recessive alleles for the same characteristic are inherited
genes
one set of instruction for inherited trait
allele
one of the alternatives forms of a gene that governs a characteristic, such as hair color
phenotype
on organism’s appearance or other detectable characteristic.