Genetics Vocabulary Practice























Pedigree
Genotype
Polygenic trait
Recessive
P generation
Heredity
Monohybrid cross
Alleles
Homozygous (Pure)
Heterozygous (Hybrid)
Genetics
Codominance
Incomplete dominance
Multiple alleles
Phenotype
Dominant
Punnett square
X-linked trait
Probability
Gamete
Gregor Mendel

The alleles of a particular gene are different
Not expressed when the dominant form of the trait is present
Passing of trait from parents to offspring
Diagram that predicts the outcome of a genetic cross
The expressed form of a trait
First two individuals crossed in a breeding experiment
Physical appearance of a trait
A cross that considers one pair contrasting traits
When the two alleles of a particular gene are the same
Branch of a biology that studies heredity
Different versions of a gene
Set of alleles that an individual has
Genes with three or more alleles
The likelihood that a specific event will occur
The Father of Genetics
When an event displays a trait that is intermediate between the two parents
Trait whose allele is located on the X chromosomes
When several genes influence a trait
Two dominant alleles are expressed at the same time
A family history chart that shows how a trait is inherited
Sex cell