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Herdity
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the passing of traits from parents to offspring
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dominant trait
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trait observed when at least one dominant allele for a characteristic is inherited
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recessive trait
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a trait that is apparent only when two recessive alleles for the same characteristic are inherited
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genes
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segments of DNA that carry hereditary instructions and are passed from paarent of offspring; located on chromosomes
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alleles
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differnet forms of a single gene
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genotype
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the inherited combination of alleles
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phenotype
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an organism's inherited appearance
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probability
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the mathematical chance that an event will occur
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