Genetics Vocab

A growth develops on the parent offspring & breaks off when it has developed enough to survive on its own.

An offspring is able to regrow lost, missing, or damaged body parts.

A way for plants that some plants reproduce using their roots, stems, or leaves to grow new offspring.

When a single celled organism grows too larger, the parent cell will divide itself into two daughter cells.

Some organisms reproduce using spores that are transported and are able to wait until conditions are right to grow.

A type of reproduction that only requires one parent to produce genetically identical offspring.

A type of reproduction that requires two parents to produce genetically different offspring.

A type of cell division that divides one time, producing 2 genetically identical cells with a full set of chromosomes. Most cells in your body reproduce this way.

A type of cell division that divides 2 times, producing 4 genetically different cells with a half set of chromosomes. Your reproductive cells are made this way.

The two letter combination of genes an offspring has for a trait. One gene comes from mom and one gene comes from dad.

The physical appearance of an organism. The way an organism looks.

A trait that is shown with a capital letter in a genotype. A dominant trait will always show if the offspring has a dominant trait.

A trait that is shown with a lower case letter in a genotype. A recessive trait will always be hidden by a dominant trait if the offspring has a dominant trait.

A genotype that has two of the same genes for a trait.

A genotype that has two different genes for a trait.