mendel genetics Flashcards
the study of the passing of traits from parents to offspring
genetics
characteristics of an organism such as hair color or gentle ( physical, Personality)
traits
sections of DNA that has instructions to make a trait
genes
on a pair of chromosomes, one allele per chromosome is an option of agree
alleles
the trait that will show up even if there is a recessive trait present (RR, Rr)
dominate trate
the trait taht is masked by a dominate trait but can show up if another recessive is present (Yy,Ss,RR)
recsessive trait
one dominate, one recessive is present (rr)
hetrozydas
2 of the same allele, 2 dominate, 2 recessives
homozyous
the description of the trait in letters
geno type
physical description of trait in letters
phenotypeo