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12 Cards in this Set
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trait |
Any any characteristic that can be passed from parent to offspring |
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Heredity |
passing of traits from parent to offspring |
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Genetics |
Study of Heredity |
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Monohybrid cross |
cross involving a single trait |
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Dihybrid cross |
cross involving two traits |
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Alleles |
two forms of a gene (dominant & recessive) |
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Dominant |
stronger of two genes expressed in the hybrid; represented by a capital letter (R) |
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Recessive |
gene that shows up less often in a cross; represented by a lowercase letter (r) |
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Genotype |
gene combination for a trait (e.g. RR, Rr, rr) |
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Phenotype |
the physical feature resulting from a genotype (e.g. red, white) |
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Homozygous genotype |
ene combination involving 2 dominant or 2 recessive genes (e.g. RR or rr); also called pure |
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Heterozygous genotype |
gene combination of one dominant & one recessive allele (e.g. Rr); also called hybrid |
