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genetics
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scientific study of heredity
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fertilization
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process in sexual reproduction in which male and female reproductive cells join to form a new cell
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trait
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specific characteristics of an individual
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hybrid
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offspring of crosses between parents of different traits
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gene
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sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait; factor that is passed from parent to offspring
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allele
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one of a number of different forms of a gene
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dominant
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the allele that determines the trait of something as long as it is present
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recessive
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the allele that will only determine the trait of something if there are no dominant traits present
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segregation
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separation of alleles during gamete formation
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gamete
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sex cell
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probability
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likelihood that a particular event will occur
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homozygous
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having two identical alleles for a particular gene
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heterozygous
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having two different alleles for a particular gene
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phenotype
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physical characteristics of an organism
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genotype
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genetic makeup of an organism
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