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Genetics |
The study of how traits get passed down from generation to generation |
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Gregor Mendel |
An Austrian monk who founded the modern science of genetics by studying how pea plants inherited traits such as flower color |
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Gene |
a specific part of DNA that determines a single trait |
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Alleles |
different forms of a gene |
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Heterozygous |
different |
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Homozygous |
same
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Genotype |
the genetic makeup |
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Phenotype |
the physical trait |
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Incomplete Dominance |
a mix of traits (ex: Blue mom, Red Dad, Purple kid) |
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Codominance |
when both traits are shown (ex: Green Mom, Yellow Dad, Green with Yellow polka-dots kid)
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Sex-Linked |
If a gene is on the X or Y chromosome |
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Multiple Alleles |
genes that can exist in one or more forms (ex: Blood Types-4) |
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Polygenetic Traits |
Traits that are controlled by two or more genes |
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Punnett Square |
a tool used to determine traits
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pedigree |
a tool that displays traits that people have within a family |
