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