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Genetics |
scientific study of heredity |
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Heredity |
passing of traits of parents offspring |
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Trait |
characteristics Ex:hair type |
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Gene |
A segment of D.N.A on a chromosome that code for a specific trait |
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DNA |
An essential molecule to life |
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Chomosomes |
in the nucleus |
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Allele |
you get one allele from your mother and one from your father |
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Gregor Mendel |
Discovered Genetics |
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Dominant Trait |
Always show up in offspring |
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Recessive Trait |
trait covered or masked if dominant trait around |
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Phenotype |
physical expression of genes |
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Genotype
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the genetic makeup of an organism |
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Homozygous
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Same |
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Heterozygous
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Different |
