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12 Cards in this Set
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Codominance |
Relationship between two versions of a gene |
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Genotype |
Genetic makeup of a cell, organism |
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Phenotype |
Composite of an organism's observable traits, or charecteristics |
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Dominant Allele |
An allele whose trait always shows up in an organism |
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Trait |
A characteristic that an organism can pass on through it's genes |
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The scientific study of heredity |
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Heredity |
The passing of traits from parents to offspring |
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Homozygous |
Having Identical pairs of genes for any given pair of charecteristics |
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Gene |
The set of info that controls a trait: a segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait |
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Alleles |
Several forms of a gene, usually arising through mutation, that are responsible for hereditary variation |
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Recessive Allele |
An allele whose trait is masked with the presence of the dominant allele |
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Heterozygous |
Having pairs of genes for any hereditary charecteristic |
