| A | B |
| Genetics | Study of heredity and genes |
| Heredity | passing of traits from paren to offspring |
| Traits | the characteristics seen |
| biodiversity | the variation of a sexual population due to their DNA |
| gene | section of DNA |
| allele | is represented by a letter |
| homozygous | two alleles that are the same |
| heterozygous | two alleles that are different |
| dominant | the trait that is always seen if present |
| recessive | the trait that is hidden |
| offspring | product of reproduction |
| generation | the offspring of the parent |