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Heredity |
the passing of traits from parent to offspring |
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Genetics |
the study of heredity |
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Traits |
Genetic Characteristics (hair color,eye color) |
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Self-pollinate |
a plant is able to pollinate by itself, it only requires 1 parent |
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True-breeding |
all of the offspring will have the same trait as the parent when self-pollinated |
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First-generation |
the very first set of offspring from two parents |
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Dominant trait |
the trait observed when at least one dominant allele for a characteristic is inherited |
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Recessive trait |
a trait that is apparent only when two recessive alleles for the same characteristic are inherited |
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Genes |
a segment of DNA that carries hereditary instructions and is passed from parent to offspring |
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Alleles |
multiple forms of the same gene |
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Genotype |
an organisms inherited combination of alleles |
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Phenotype |
an organisms inherited appearance |
