Allele
Different possibilities
for a trait. One from
mom, one from dad.
Cell
Differentiation:
How embryo cells
become specialized
Gametes:
Sex Cells!
Sperm and Egg
Somatic:
Body Cells!
NOT passed on
Genotype:
The genes. Ex:
Homozygous
Dominant (TT)
Phenotype:
The physical traits.
Ex: Straight Hair
Heterozygous:
Two different
alleles for the same
trait. (Tt)
Homozygous:
Two identical
alleles for the same
trait. (TT or tt)
Karyotype:
Visual way to look
at chromosomes
Frameshift:
Mutations in which
nucleotides are
inserted or deleted