46
Homozygous
23
Gene
DNA
Mutations
Genotype
Phenotype
2
Dominant Allele
Heterozygous
Recessive Allele
Allele
Heredity
When you have two identical alleles (HH or hh)
Passing traits to your child
Characteristic (trait) of the offspring like hair color, eye color, blood type, etc.
Half of a trait/gene (like hair color) comes from each parent. Half the trait (one letter) is this...
Number of alleles that make up a gene
Number of chromosomes each parent pass to the child
An allele in a gene that is weaker or gets covered up by the stronger allele in a gene. Lower case letter
People with two different alleles. Capital letter with a lower case letter
Whatever set (2) of alleles a person has for a gene (trait). Like 2 capital letters or 2 lower case letters
The instructions for building all living things
differences in our genes comes about due to this
An allele in a gene that is stronger or covers up the weaker allele in a gene. Capital letter (H)
Number of chromosomes each person has
An organism's physical appearance for a trait. What the trait/gene looks like visually