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Inheritance: |
Passing genetic information from one generation to the next. |
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Nucleus: |
Cell organelle that contains DNA. |
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DNA: |
Inheritance messenger found in nucleus and is coiled into chromosomes. |
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Chromosomes: |
Structures that carry the message of inheritance. |
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Alleles: |
A marker for a specific trait. |
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Dominant: |
More influential alleles. They are represented by an uppercase letter. |
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Recessive: |
Less influential alleles . They are represented by a lowercase letter. |
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Genotype: |
The combination of alleles in an organism's chromosomes. Geno= genes. |
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Phenotype: |
The way an organism looks like. Pheno= picture. |
