Download Title: Heredity and Genetics

Title: Heredity and Genetics
Heredity
• Process of transmitting
characteristics from
parent to offspring.
• Proceso de transmisión
de características de
padres a hijos
Genes
• The basic and
functional unit of
heredity made up of
DNA (deoxyribonucleic
acid).
• La unidad básica y
funcional de la herencia
formada por ADN
(ácido
desoxirribonucleico).
Trait
• A characteristic of
an organism
controlled by
genetics.
• Una característica
de un organismo
controlado por la
genética.
Alleles
• Variations of a
gene related to
the same trait.
• Las variaciones
de un gen
relacionado con
el mismo rasgo.
Genotype/ Phenotype
• Genotype: The
genetic makeup of an
organism.
–BB, Bb, bb = alleles
• Phenotype: The
physical appearance
of an organism.
–BB = purple flower,
Bb= Purple flower,
bb=white flower.