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14 Cards in this Set
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Trait
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different forms of a characteristic
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Genetics
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scientific study of heredity
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Purebred
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offspring of many generations with the same trait
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Gene
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factor that controls a trait
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Allele
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different forms of a gene
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Dominant
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always shows up in an organism when the allele is present
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Recessive
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always hidden when the dominant allele is present
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Hybrid
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two different alleles for a trait
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Probability
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a number that describes how likely an event is to happen
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Punnett Square
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chart that shows all possible combinations of alleles in a genetic cross
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Phenotype
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physical appearance/visible traits
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Genotype
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allele combination/genetic makeup
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Homozygous
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two identical alleles
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Heterozygous
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two different alleles
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