| A | B |
|---|
| Gregor Mendel | "father" of genetics |
| Heredity | passing on traits |
| Genetics | study of heredity |
| Dominant gene | gene hides other genes |
| Recessive gene | must have 2 genes to be expressed |
| Punnett square | chart used to determing probabilty in genetics |
| Homozygous | "pure" for a trait |
| Heterozygous | hybrid |
| Genotype | actual genes present |
| Phenotype | how genes are expressed |
| Incomplete dominance | "blended" inheritance |
| 46 | number of chromosomes in body cells |
| 23 | number of chromosomes in gametes |
| Mitosis | replication of the nucleus |
| Meiosis | cell division that creates gametes |
| XX | female |
| XY | male |
| Pedigree chart | used to trace the occurance of a trait in a family |
| DNA | chemical that makes genes |
| sex-linked gene | gene found on X chromosome |
