Trait - A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes., Genetics - The scientific study of heredity, Gene - A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait., Dominant allele - An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present., Recessive allele - An allele that is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present, Punnent square - A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross, Phenotype - An organism's Physical appearance, or visible traits., Genotype - An organism's Genetic makeup, or allele combinations., Chromosome - A long DNA molecule that contains genetic information, DNA - A complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes., Homozygous - The same allele combination (HH, hh), Heterozygous - Different allele combination (Hh),

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