- segment of DNA found on

chromosomes that
determines the
inheritance of a particular
trait.
- a different form of a gene
that controls a certain trait
- set of genes carried by
the organism
- physical expression of a
genes.
– the method by which one
can determine the possible
genotypes and phenotypes
when two parents are
crossed.
– trait that will always be
expressed in the
phenotype. Alleles for
dominant traits are
represented by capital
letters
– trait that will only be
expressed in the
phenotype if two recessive
alleles are present. In the
presence of a dominant
trait, the recessive trait will
not be expressed.
- means that the organism has
two copies of the same allele
for a gene. It is referred to by
two capital letters (XX) for a
dominant trait, and two
lowercase letters (xx) for a
recessive trait.
- means that an organism
has two different alleles
of a gene. It is referred to
by a capital letter and a
lowercase letter (Xx).
• ALLELE
• GENE
• GENOTYPE
• PHENOTYPE
• DOMINANT TRAIT
• RECESSIVE TRAIT
• HOMOZYGOUS
• HETEROZYGOUS
• PUNNETT SQUARE