True-Breeding: Term used to describe organisms that produce offspring identical to themselves if allowed to self-pollinate. http://biology.about.com/bldeftruebreed.html
Trait: Specific characteristic that varies from one individual to another.
http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/genpsytraits.htm
Hybrid: Offspring of crosses between parents with different traits. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid
Hybrid: Offspring of crosses between parents with different traits. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid
Gene: Sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene
Allele: One of a number of different forms of a gene. http://users.adelphia.net/~lubehawk/BioHELP!/inccodom.htm
Segregation: Separation of alleles during gamete formation.http://biology.about.com/library/glossary/bldefmenlawseg.htm
Gamete: Specialized cell involved in sexual reproduction. http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0008016.html
Probability: Likelihood that a particular event will occur.http://www.stat.wisc.edu/courses/st371-larget/prob-handout.pdf
Punnett Square: Diagram showing the gene combinations that might result from a genetic cross.
http://www.lakesideschool.org/upperschool/departments/science/bio/punnettsolutions.htm
Homozygous:Term used to refer to an organism that has two identical alleles for a particular trait. http://www.fao.org/docrep/006/x3840e/X3840E02.htm
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