A BRANCH OF BIOLOGY THAT STUDIES THE INHERITANCE OF TRAITS THROUGHOUT FAMILIES.
INHERITED FROM PARENTS, THE COMPLETE SET OF CODED GENETIC INSTRUCTIONS (DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID)
THE UNSEEN GENES BEHIND A GIVEN TRAIT.
A GENETIC TRAIT YOU CAN OBSERVE.
THE TYPICAL APPEARANCE OF AN INDIVIDUAL IN A NATURAL POPULATION.
An individual of a species that lacks pigment cells and appears pinkish white.
THE FATHER OF THE SCIENCE OF GENETICS.
A CHART THAT SHOWS ALL OF THE GENETIC COMBINATIONS POSSIBLE IN THE OFFSPRING OF A CROSS.
How scientists go about solving scientific problems. PROBLEM HYPOTHESIS EXPERIMENT RECORD DATA CONCLUSION
(danio rerio) Native to the Ganges River in India. Tropical freshwater fish-needs warm water. Easily and cheaply studied in the lab Shares many characteristics with people
A trait that ONLY appears when NO dominant genes are present (ex. blue eyes and blonde hair in humans).
A trait that appears MOST often in a species (ex. brown eyes and brown hair in humans).
A young organism before it emerges from the egg.
The part of the egg from which the developing embryo gets nutrition.
The entire genetic makeup of an organism.
A small dish that in which small organisms can develop in a laboratory setting.
THE MATERIAL IN THE CELL NUCLEUS THAT CONTAINS THE GENES (HUMANS HAVE 23 PAIRS).
CELLS THAT CAN DEVELOP INTO MANY OTHER TYPES OF CELLS AS THE EMBRYO DEVELOPS.