| A | B |
|---|
| genetics | the study of how traits are inherited through the actions of their alleles |
| allele | the different forms a gene may have for a trait |
| trait | a chracteristic passed from parents to offspring through heredity |
| gene | a segment of dna that controls the traits that are passed to offspring |
| genotype | the genetic makeupof an organism for its traits |
| phenotype | the observable characteristic of an organism - determined by its genotype |
| Punnet Square | a square used to predict the tratis of offspring. It shows the probability of a certain trait appearing in the offspring. |
| asexual reproduction | reproduction in which offspring have only one parent. The offspring receive an exact copy of the one parent's genes and are thus identical to the parent. |
