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Heredity
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The passing of traits from parents to offspring
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Trait
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A characteristic that an organism can pass onto it's offspring through it's genes
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Genetics
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The scientific study of heredity
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Fertilization
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The joining of a sperm and an egg
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Purebred
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The offspring of many generations that have the same traits
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Gene
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The set of information that controls a trait; a segment of DNA on a chromosone that codes for a specific trait
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Alleles
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The different forms of a gene; Different alleles produce variations in inherited characteristics such as eye color or blood type
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Dominant allele
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An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present
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Recessive allele
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An allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present
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Hybrid
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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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