Genetic Vocabulary

This is the physical appearance of a trait is called

This is the passing of traits from parents to offspring

This is a cross of individuals from the F₁ Generation

A breeding that involves one pair of contrasting traits

A family history that shows a trait inherited over several generations

A trait that is expressed anytime it occurs in a gene (Heterozygous or Homozygous)

A trait that NOT expressed if the contrasting form of the trait is present in a gene

When several genes influence a trait, such as eye color, it is said to be a . . . .

This is the parents' generation in breeding

This law states that alleles of different genes separate independently of one another during

The likelihood that a specific event will occur

This law states that the two alleles for a trait separate when gametes are formed

A diagram that predicts the expected outcome of a genetic cross

When both dominant traits are expressed at the same time

This is the set of alleles an individual has in their genes

Cross of a dominant phenotype whose genotype is unknown with a homozygous recessive individual.

Condition where the trait in an individual is intermediate between the phenotype of its parents

If the 2 alleles of a gene are the same, the individual is said to be

This is when all of the offspring will display the same trait

This is a trait whose allele is located on the X chromosome.

Genes with more than one allele are said to have

This is an alternative (or different) version of a gene

This is the first offspring from a cross of two varieties in the Parental Generation

This is the branch of biology that focuses on heredity

If the alleles in the gene are different, the individual is said to be