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heredity
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the passing of traits to from parents to offspring
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dominant trait
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the trait observed in the first generation when parents that have different traits are bred
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recessive trait
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a trait that reappears in the second generation after dissapearing in the first generation when parents with different traits are bred
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genes
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the first generationplants carried the instructions for both the dominant and recessive traits
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alleles
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the different forms of a gene
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phenotype
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an organisms apppearance
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genotype
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both inherited alleles to gether for an organisms genotype
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probability
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the mathimatical chance that something will happen
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homologous chromosomes
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chromosomes that carry the same type of genes
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mieosis
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sex cells are made during this process
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Sex chromosomes
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_______________carry genes that determine sex
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pedigree
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a diagram that shows the occurance of a gentic trait in several generations of a family
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