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Gregor Mendel
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A preist who discovered heredity by experimenting with pea plantss.
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Phenotype
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An organism's physical traits or characteristics.
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Genotype
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An organism's genetic makeup or allele combinations.
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Homozygous
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An organism that has two identical alleles.
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Heterozygous
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An organism that has two different alleles.
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Dominant
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A trait that always shows up in the organism when the allele is present.
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Recessive
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A trait that is always hidden in the organism when the allele is present.
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Allele
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One form of a gene.
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Genetics
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The scientific sudy of heredity.
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Heredity
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The passing of phisical characteristics from parents to offspring.
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