Genetics vocab

1. A specific characteristic thaPurebred- An offspring of many generations that have the same form of a trait
4. square- A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross
5. An offspring of crosses that has two different alleles for a trait
6. Having two identical alleles for a particular gene
10. An organism’s physical appearance, or visible
12. allele- An allele that is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present
13. A number that describes how likely it is that a particular event will occur
14. The scientific study of heredity
15. allele- An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present

2. The different forms of a gene.
3. having two different alleles for a particular trait
7. An organism’s genetic makeup, or allele combinations
8. The process in sexual reproduction in which an egg cell and a sperm cell join to form a new cell
9. A sequence of DNA that determines a trait and is passed from parents to offspring
11. he passing of traits from parents to offspring