1. Genetics Notes
Chapter 13

2. Who is the Father of Genetics?
Gregor Mendel

3. The passing of traits from parents to offspring is
Heredity

4. Different forms of a trait that a gene may have (represented by a letter)
Allele

5. The study of how traits are inherited
Genetics

6. What has different alleles from each parent? (Tt)
Hybrid (also called heterozygous)

7. The gene that dominates (shows up) upper case letter
Dominant Gene
(purple color)

8. A gene that may be covered by a dominant gene (lower case letter)
Recessive
(white flower)

9. This is used to predict genetic outcomes.
Punnett Square

10. The Genetic makeup of an organism is it’s
Genotype
BB, Bb, bb

11. The Physical appearance of an organism is it’s
Phenotype
(Purple or White Color)

12. The SAME genes (AA, aa)

13. Different Genes (Aa)
Heterozygous

14. Practice making genes
HOMOZYGOUS DOMINANT
HETEROZYGOUS