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11 Cards in this Set
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Heredity |
the passing of traits from parent to offspring |
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Alleles |
The different forms a gene may have for a trait |
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Genetics |
The study of how a gene affects the traits of an offspring |
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Dominant |
The form of a trait that appears to dominate or mask another form of the same trait |
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Recessive |
The form of a trait that appears less often is offspring |
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Probability |
A branch of science that determines the likelihood or frequency of something happening |
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Punnett Square |
A tool that shows how genes can combine: used to predict results in genetics |
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Genotype |
The combination of dominant and/or recessive genes (alleles) present in the cells of an organism (ex: BB, Bb, bb) |
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Phenotype |
A physical trait in a organism, resulting from its genetic makeup. (Brown Eyes, Blue Eyes) |
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Homozygous |
An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait (same: TT, tt) |
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Heterozygous |
An organism that has two different alleles for a trait (different: Tt) |
