Science Flashcards
(16 cards)
Group one
An organism makes a copy of its jeans and itself
Asexual reproduction
Group 2
The passing of traits from generation to generation
Inheritance
Group 3
A genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor
Dominant trait
Group 4
A gene with different information for a trait
Allele
Group 5
The alleles of all the genes of an organism
Genotype
Group one
An offspring receives half of their genes from an egg cell and the other half from a sperm cell
Sexual reproduction
Group 2
The study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring
Genetics
Group 3
A genetic trait that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor
Recessive trait
Group 4
A distinguishing characteristic of an organism
Trait
Group 5
How the traits appear or are expressed in the organism
Phenotype
Group one
The selection of breeding of organisms for desired traits
Selective breeding
Group 2
The passing of traits from parents to offspring
Heredity
Group 4
A section of DNA that has genetic information for one trait
Gene
Group 5
When an organism genotype has two different alleles for a trait
Heterozygous
Group 4
Shows the pro probability of all possible genotypes, and phenotypes of offspring
Pun squares
Group 5
When an organism’s genotype has two identical alleles for a trait
Homozygous
