Genetics Vocabulary

the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring

strands of tightly wound DNA found in the nucleus

one of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic, such as hair color

a trait that masks the expression of another trait; written as a capital letter

an organism's appearance (written as a word)

traits that are expressed through genes and can be passed from parent to offspring

a model used to predict the possible combinations of inherited traits

the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics

a section of chromosome that carries the code for a particular trait

the Father of Genetics; studied inherited traits of pea plants; explained the passing of traits that can be inherited from generation to generation