Matching Pairs Inherited traits Online version Inherited traits , genes and alleles by MARIA SALAZAR 1 Alleles 2 Genes 3 Chromosomes are 4 Human beings 5 The Punnet square 6 Inherited traits 7 A recessive allele 8 A dominant allele 9 Dominant and recessive alleles 10 A trait 11 DNA have 46 chromosomes transmits the trait and is represented by a capital letter is a physichal characteristic does not transmit the trait and is represented by a lower case letter is useful to show the way alleles from both parents can combine contains genes contain differences among species and individuals. formed by genes. are the forms that genes can take are responsible for heredity. are transmitted from parents