Introduction to Genetics
By: Teng Yang
Words-Definition-Examples
1. Genotype- Gene combination
-Gene Responsible For Eye Color
-Gene Responsible For Hair Color
2. Phenotype- Physical characteristic
-Eye Color
-Hair Color
3. Heterozygous- Two alleles(GENES) for a trait that are different
4. Homozygous- Two alleles(GENES) for a trait that the same
5. Dominant- The allele(GENE) that masks or hides the recessive allele(GENE)
6. Recessive- The allele(GENE) that is masked or hidden by the dominant allele(GENE)