Genetics

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is the study of heredity. It 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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Heredity

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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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Chromosome

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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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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 - 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 gene

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the genetic make up or code of an organism - Ex: BB, Bb, bb

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genotype

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the observable traits or physical appearance of an organism - Ex: brown eyes or blue eyes

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phenotype

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If an organism has two of the same kind of gene for a trait, it is called pure or

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homozygous

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An organism with two different alleles for a trait is called hybrid or…

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heterozygous