Genetics Flashcards

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Trait

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A quality or a characteristic of a living thing

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Inherited Trait

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A physical characteristic that is passed from parents to the offspring

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Heredity

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Passing of traits from parents to offspring

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Instincts

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Behaviors you inherit

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Learned Behaviors

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Behaviors that are not inherited

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Genes

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Part of a cell that contains our inherited traits

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Dominant

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Traits that show up more often

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Recessive

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Traits that show up less

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Genotype

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What is in genes

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Phenotype

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Physical Appearence

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