Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Mendel's Work
uiguyvfyucfuoguog
12
Science
Pre-School
02/22/2011

Additional Science Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Trait
Definition
a characteristic
Term
heredity
Definition
the passing of traits from parents to offspring
Term
genetics
Definition
is the study of heredity
Term
Genotype
Definition
exact combination of genes
Term
purebread
Definition
always produces offspring that have the same trait
Term
genes
Definition
scientists call the factors that control traits
Term
alleles
Definition
different forms of a gene
Term
dominant
Definition
allele always shows up in an organism 
Term
recessive
Definition
allele is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present
Term
hybrid
Definition
two different alleles for a trait
Term
phenotype
Definition
phyical trait. Dteremined from the organisms genotype
Term
incomplete dominance
Definition
condition when neither gene is dominant nor recessivd.
Supporting users have an ad free experience!