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| The basic unit of structure and function in all living things. |
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| Passing of genetic information from one generation to the next. |
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| A membrane bound structure that contains the cell's heredity information and controls the cell's growth and reproduction. |
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| Genetic material, huge molecules containing the genetic code. They are coiled to fit the nucleus. |
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| The basic unit of heredity, code for a feature of an organism. |
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| The 2 corresponding alleles in a 2 paired chromosome. |
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| Is a combination of alleles in an organism. List the paired alleles that are particular to that organism. Ex: aa, Ee, FF, TT |
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| Have more influence and are represented with a uppercase letter. Ex: E, F, T, A |
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| Have less influence and are represented with a lowercase letter. Ex: e, f, t, a |
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| When both alleles have influence. |
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| Is the appearance of the trait in the organism. Ex: AA = short legs, Aa = short legs, aa = long legs |
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| Genes that are made up of 2 dominant alleles or two recessive alleles. Ex: AA, aa |
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| Genes that are made up of one dominant allele and one recessive allele. Ex: Aa |
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| Is a tool that helps predict the possible traits of the offspring. |
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