GENETICS HEREDITY
DNA: Deoxyribonucleic acid
VOCABULARY Gene: Allele: Genetic trait: Dominant trait: Recessive trait: Genotype: Phenotype: Hybrid: How many copies of each gene does a person have? Examples of characteristics that are passed down from parents to young. Examples of characteristics that are not inherited
GENE
ALLELE
GENETIC TRAIT
DOMINANT AND RECESSIVE TRAITS
GENOTYPE AND PHENOTYPE
HYBRID : The offspring of genetically different parents
HETEROZYGOUS AND HOMOZYGOUS GENOTYPES
PUNNET SQUARES
TWO CHARACTERISTICS