Glossary
Genotype: The genetic parts of an organism.
Phenotype: The physical parts of an organism.
Dominant Allele: The more over powering allele between the 2 two. It can come in the form of 1 capital letter and 1 lower case, or 2 capital letters.
Recessive Allele: This is the most uncommon allele between the 2. It can only come in the form of 2 lower case letters.
Codominance: This is when both alleles contribute to the phenotype of the offspring.
Incomplete Dominance: This is when neither one of the alleles is more dominant than the others.
DNA: A deoxyribose nucleic acid that is very essential to the function of a cell.
mRNA: Messenger RNA carries the information into the ribosomes to be turned into the amino acids.
rRNA: Ribosomal RNA is what makes up a majority of the ribosomes.
tRNA: Transfer RNA transfers the amino acids into proteins, which go into the ribosomes.
Source: 2009 Pearson Education Inc.
Genotype: The genetic parts of an organism.
Phenotype: The physical parts of an organism.
Dominant Allele: The more over powering allele between the 2 two. It can come in the form of 1 capital letter and 1 lower case, or 2 capital letters.
Recessive Allele: This is the most uncommon allele between the 2. It can only come in the form of 2 lower case letters.
Codominance: This is when both alleles contribute to the phenotype of the offspring.
Incomplete Dominance: This is when neither one of the alleles is more dominant than the others.
DNA: A deoxyribose nucleic acid that is very essential to the function of a cell.
mRNA: Messenger RNA carries the information into the ribosomes to be turned into the amino acids.
rRNA: Ribosomal RNA is what makes up a majority of the ribosomes.
tRNA: Transfer RNA transfers the amino acids into proteins, which go into the ribosomes.
Source: 2009 Pearson Education Inc.