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A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes:
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Trait.
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The passing of traits from parents to offspring:
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Heredity.
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The scientific study of heredity:
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Genetics.
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An organism that always produces offspring with the same form of a trait as the parent:
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Purebred.
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A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait:
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Gene.
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The different forms of a gene:
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Allele.
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An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present:
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Dominant allele.
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An allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present:
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Recessive allele.
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An organism that has two different alleles for a trait; an organism that is heterozygous for a particular trait:
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Hybrid.
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