Scientific Method

vocabulary 

heredity
gene
trait
allele
genotype
phenotype
homozygous
heterozygous
dominant
recessive
complete dominance
incomplete dominance
co-dominance
multiple alleles
sex-linked traits

Steps of the scientific method
  • State the Problem
  • State the Hypothesis
  • Design an Experiment
  • Record and Analyze the data
  • State a Conclusion

A Valid Experiment MUST have
  • A testable hypothesis
  • A control group
  • Only ONE variable
  • A Large sample size
  • Repeatable 

inheritance patterns

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Multiple Alleles
Sex Linked

Chromosomal mutations