The Statistics Of Inheritance

a chart that shows the possible combination of alleles due to fertilization

the collection and classification of data that are in the form of numbers

An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits.

An organism's genetic makeup, or allele combinations.

The process in which genetic material is passed from parents to their offspring.

A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes.

An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait

An organism that has two different alleles for a trait

A number that describes how likely it is that an event will occur

An allele that is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present

An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present.

Product of reproduction, a new organism produced by one or more parents