| A | B |
| pollination | The transfer of male gametes (pollen) to the pistil of a flower |
| genetics | The branch of biology that studies of heredity |
| genotype | The combination of genes in an organism |
| phenotype | The outwards appearance of an organism |
| heterozygous | Two different alleles. |
| homozogous | Two identical alleles. |
| trait | A characteristic that can be inherited. Can be dominant or recessive |
| allele | An alternative form of a gene for each variation of a trait an organism has |
| recessive | A trait that can be masked by the dominant trait |
| dominant | The observed trait. Masks the recessive form of the trait |
| fertilization | The fusion of the male and female gametes. |
| gametes | Sex cells |
| hybrid | Offspring of parents that have different forms of a trait |
| Mendel | Founded the science of Genetics. |