Genetics

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is the study of heredity. Genetics involves studying how traits are passed from parents to offspring.

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Genetics

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is the passing of traits from parents to offspring.

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Hereditiy

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are the characteristics of an organism. Examples are eye color, freckles, height or dimples

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Traits

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are thread-like structures in the nucleus of cells that carry genetic information. A chromosome consists of a long strand of DNA containing many genes.

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Chromosomes

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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule made up of nucleotides that contains genetic information for cell growth, division and function.

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DNA

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A gene is a segment on a chromosome that determines a specific trait. Genes are the units of heredity.

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Gene

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a different form or version of a gene - alleles usually occur in pairs.

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allele

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a gene variant that is expressed more strongly than other versions of the same gene - the dominant allele masks the effect of the recessive allele

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dominant

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a gene that is masked by a dominant gene, and is only expressed when two copies of the gene are present

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recessive

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An early form of a species from which later species evolved.

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Ancestor

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A collection of fossils that shows how life has changed over millions of years.

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Fossil Record