phenotype	is the word for how an organism looks and behaves due to its genetic makeup. 
homozygous	refers to an allele pair where both alleles are the same 
heterozygous	refers to an allele pair where the two alleles are different 
genotype	represents the genetic makeup and is shown with “code letters”
genetics	is the study or how traits are inherited
heredity	means passing of traits from parents to offspring 
pedigree	is a visual way (picture) to follow traits in a family tree format
alleles	Different forms that a trait may have
Punnett Square	is used to predict traits.
tall	If T represents tall and t short, “Tt” will appear(look) ____.
genes	the section of a chromowsome that carries the instructions for making your traits
dominant	the form of an allele that "shows" and masks other forms
recessive	this allele seems to disappear when paired with a dominant
gene	the part of a chromosome that contains genetic material for a specific trait
chromosome	the structure in a cell that contains the genetic material
Gregor Mendel	studied crossing pea plants and is considered to be the Father of Genetics
pure	alleles match
hybrid	alleles do not match