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18 Cards in this Set
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dominant trait |
genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor. |
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egg |
haploid sex cell formed in the female reproductive organ. |
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genetics |
study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring. |
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heridity |
passing of traits from parents to offspring. |
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hybrid |
offspring of two plants or animals with different forms of the same trait. |
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recessive trait |
genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor. |
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sperm |
haploid sex cell formed in the male reproductive organs. |
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allele |
different form of a gene. |
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condominance |
occurs when both alleles can be observed in the offspring's phenotype. |
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conclude |
to reach a logically necessary end by reasoning. |
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gene |
section on a chromosome that has genetic information for one trait. |
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genotype |
two alleles that control the phenotype of a trait. |
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heterozygous |
having two different alleles of a gene. |
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homozygous |
having the same two alleles of a gene. |
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incomplete dominance |
occurs when the offspring's phenotype is a blend of the parents phenotype's. |
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phenotype |
how a trait appears or is expressed. |
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polygenic inheritance |
occurs when multiple genes determine the phenotype of a trait. |
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punnet square |
model used to predict possible genotype's and phenotype's of offspring. |
