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Character
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Physical features that are inherited are called characters trait
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Trait
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One of several possible forms of a character.
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Hybrids
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Crossing individuals that have different traits
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Generation
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A group of offspring from a given group of parents.
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Allele
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Different traits result from different versions in genes.
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A tall plant mixing with a small plants would make a medium plant.
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Dominant
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The one trait that always seem to win. Only one is fully expressed as a trait.
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The wining trait.
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Recessive
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When the allele is not expressed when the dominant allele is not present
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Genotype
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A specific combination of alleles on an individual
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Phenotype
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The detectable trait or traits that result from the genotype of an individual
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Homozygous
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Thus describes the individual that carries two identical alleles of a gene
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Heterozygous
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Describes an individual that carries two different alleles of a gene.
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Punnett Square
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A model that predicts the likely outcomes of a genetic cross
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A small box used to find answer
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Probability
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The likelihood that a specific even my will occur.
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Pedigree
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A family history that shows how a trait is inherited over several generations.
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Inherited by generations.
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Genetic disorder
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A disease or disorder that can be inherited if a family member has a history of a disease.
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A disease that is passed down.
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Linked
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Genes that are close together, as well as the traits they determine.
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