20 questions
the father of genetics
James Watson
Robert Hooke
Gregor Mendel
Reginald Punnett
the science that studies how traits are inherited through the interactions of alleles
heredity
genetics
biology
The study of heredity
botany
heredity
genetics
geophysics
The basic unit of heredity that consists of a segment of DNA on a chromosome
chromosome
double helix
homozygous
gene
One of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.
alleles
DNA
dominant gene
inherited
Deoxyribonucleic acid, a double stranded helical molecule that carries genetic information.
dominant gene
chromosomes
DNA
gene
the child or young of two parents
phenotype
species
purebred
offspring
A distinguishing characteristic or quality, a feature that is inherited such as flower color, hair color, and height.
hybrid
trait
chromosomes
heredity
Genetic makeup of an animal or plant
phenotype
inherited trait
homozygous
genotype
physical features of an animal
phenotype
recessive gene
inherited trait
heredity
the passing of traits from a parent to its offspring
hybrid
Heterozygous
heredity
Homozygous
a gene whose expression can be hidden
recessive gene
dominant gene
a gene that can hide the effect of a recessive gene
dominant gene
recessive gene
A chart used to show all the ways genes from two parents can combine and be passed to offspring is a
Pie chart
Line graph
Bar graph
Punnett Square
The likelihood or chance that a specific outcome will occur out of a total number of outcomes
heredity
probability
percentage
ratio
An organism that inherits two different alleles from its parents
dominant
recessive
homozygous
heterozygous
blue eyes, curly hair
genotype
phenotype
Tt, BB, rr
genotype
phenotype
TT, tt
homozygous
heterozygous
Rr, Ff
homozygous
heterozygous