Genes/Heredity Flashcards
1
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Inherited Traits
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A physical characteristic that’s passed from parent to offspring
2
Q
Learned Behavior
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Behaviors that are not inherited
3
Q
Trait
A
Quality of characteristic of a living thing
4
Q
Genes
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Part of a cell that contains our inherited traits.
5
Q
Heredity
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Passing of trait from parents to offspring
6
Q
Instinct
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Something that just naturally happens. You don’t have think about doing it.
7
Q
Phenotype
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Phenotype is what that individual looks like.
8
Q
Genotype
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Genotype is the genes in a human.
9
Q
Dominant
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Dominant means that’s the stronger trait out of the two traits.
10
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Recessive
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Recessive is the trait that’s not strong. It is the trait after the dominate trait.
