Genetics 21 2 2020

Genetics

•Genetics
•Gene
•Heredity
•Traits
•Allele
•Dominant
•Recessive
•Genotype
•Phenotype
•Characteristics
•Gamete
•Fertilization
•Zygote
•Homozygous
•Heterozygous

Genetics is the science that
studies how genes and their
traits are transmitted from
one generation to the next.

A specific characteristic
that varies from one
individual to another.
Examples include hair
color, eye color, height,
and skin color.
Trait:
_________ are controlled by genes.
Different forms of a gene are called
________________
Traits
alleles