Scientific knowledge
Allele
Recessive Allele
genotype
Picture of Homozygous Alleles Chromosome with shorthand
Heterozygous definition
Gene
Picture of Homozygous Alleles (no shorthand)
Independent Variable (Manipulated)
Controlled Variable
Picture of Heterozygous Alleles (no shorthand)
Homozygous definition
Phenotype
Scientific Evidence
Dominant Allele
Picture of Heterozygous Alleles with shorthand
Hypothesis
Dependent Variable (Responding)
An organism that has two different alleles for a trait on each chromosome pair
Each person has two gene "variant copies" for every trait. One of these genes variants is found on each chromosome
Codes for making a protein. Proteins they make the trait.
The variable that is kept the same in an experiment
The code that both alleles encode for on each chromosome pair
The allele that covers up or overpowers the other allele. This is the allele that is seen visually in the trait.
An organism that has the same allele for a trait on each chromosome pair
Data from an experiment
Based on many thousands of experiments using the scientific method
The allele that gets covered up by the stronger allele. This allele is weaker and may not be seen visually in a trait.
If/Then (Cause/Effect) statement that answers the question before an experiment
Variable that is changed in an experiment (the cause)
The physical appearance of a trait. Color, shape, etc.
Variable that is measured in an experiment (the effect)
