| A | B |
| trait | is the characteristic an organism has. |
| genetics | is the study of heredity, or the passing on of traits from an organism to its offspring. |
| gene | is the units of heredity. |
| dominant | is the expressed trait. |
| recessive | is the trait that seems to disapper. |
| hybrid | is an organism that has genes that are different for a trait. |
| incomplete dominance | is when neither gene in a gene pair masks another. |
| phenotype | is the physical appearances of an organism. |
| genotype | is the actual gene make up. |
| probability | can be used to predict the results of genetic crosses. |
| punnet square | is used to show the possible gene combinations in a cross between two organisms. |