Heredity
:The inheritance of traits
Heredity Terms Genes: Sections of DNA that code for a trait.
Heredity Terms Alleles: Different forms of a gene that code for a trait. One from mom, one from dad.
Heredity Terms Alleles: - Homozygous: The same. BB
Heredity Terms OR…. bb
Heredity Terms Alleles: - Heterozygous: Different. Bb
Heredity Terms Purebred: Having the same alleles for a trait. BB or bb
Heredity Terms Hybrid: Having different alleles for a trait. Bb
Heredity Terms Genotype: The actual alleles together BB,Bb,bb
Heredity Terms Phenotype: The observable trait. Black or Lavender
Punnett Squares : Created by Mendel to predict offspring traits.
Punnett Squares 2 trait cross: AaBb x AaBb (foil)
Punnett Squares 3 trait cross: AaBbCc x AaBbCc Figure it out! (Draw a punnett sqare and line them up. Then fill in the squares)