4.02 Predicting Genetic Crosses - Terms and the Definitions

Dominant Allele
A trait that prevents the showing of other traits. It is a gene that is fully expressed when two different alleles are present.

Recessive Allele
A trait that is hidden by a dominant trait. It is gene that is not expressed when paired with a dominant allele.

Heterozygous
A trait produced from two "different" alleles.

Homozygous
A trait produced from two alleles that are "alike"

Phenotype
What the trait looks like.

Genotype
What your chromosomes say your features are.

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