What is a male and female unite sperm and egg to create anew organism?
Sexual Reproduction
What is the passing of the traits from one generation to another?
Heredity
What is found on a segment of DNA on the chromosome that determines the inheritance of a particular trait?
Genes
Name the organelle in a cell where DNA is found?
Nucleus
What is a structure in the nucleus that contains the DNA?
Chromosomes
What is the material that contains the information that determines inherited characteristics?
DNA
What is genetic makeup of an organism?
Genotype
What is the physical characteristics of an organism?
Phenotype
What is the inherited trait that is always expressed if it is present?
Dominant trait
What is the inherited trait that is not expressed if a dominant trait is present?
Recessive trait
What is a new trait is created by combining two different traits? Neither is dominant nor recessive.
Blended Traits
What is a tool used to predict the ratio of the possible genes that an offspring may inherit?
Punnett Square
What is the percentage change that an offspring will have a certain trait?
Ratio
What is the new gene allele combinations that occur for the offspring in a Punnett Square?
Gene pair
What is a mature haploid male or female germ cell which is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote?
Gamete
