Heredity Flashcards
The passing of traits from parent to offspring
Heredity
When the first generation passes down traits
Dominant trait
A trait when two characteristics are inherited
Recessive trait
A set of instructions from an inherited trait
Genes
A characteristic such as hair and skin color
Allele
An organisam’s appearance
Phenotype
The combanation of specific traits
Genotype
The likelihood of some thing happening
Probability
Chromosomes that have the same structure
Homologous chromosome
A process in cell division
Meiosis
One of the pair of chromosomes that determine the sex of an individual
Sex chromosomes
A diagram that show the occurrence of traits
Pedigree
A molecule that is in every living cell
Dna
In a nucleic acid chain, a submit made of sugar
Nuleodite
A molecule that plays a role in protein production
Rna
