Miller and Levine Biology Chapter 11 Vocabulary
genetics
scientific study of heredity
fertilization
process in sexual reproduction in which male and female reproductive cells join to form a new
cell
trait
specific characteristic of an individual
hybrid
offspring of crosses between parents with different traits
gene
sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait; factor that is passed from
parent to offspring
allele
one of a number of different forms of a gene
principle of dominance
Mendel's second conclusion, which states that some alleles are dominant and others are
recessive
segregatiion
separation of alleles during gamete formation
gamete
sex cell
probability
likelihood that a particular even will occur
homozygous
having two identical alleles for a particular gene
heterozygous
genetics
scientific study of heredity
fertilization
process in sexual reproduction in which male and female reproductive cells join to form a new
cell
trait
specific characteristic of an individual
hybrid
offspring of crosses between parents with different traits
gene
sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait; factor that is passed from
parent to offspring
allele
one of a number of different forms of a gene
principle of dominance
Mendel's second conclusion, which states that some alleles are dominant and others are
recessive
segregatiion
separation of alleles during gamete formation
gamete
sex cell
probability
likelihood that a particular even will occur
homozygous
having two identical alleles for a particular gene
heterozygous
