Genetics And Heredity Flashcards
1
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Genes
A
Part if a cell that contains our inherited traits.
2
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Instincts
A
Behaviors you inherit.
3
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Learned Behaviors
A
Behaviors that are not inherited.
4
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Heredity
A
Passing of traits from parent to offspring.
5
Q
Trait
A
Quality of characteristic of a living thing.
6
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Inherited Trait
A
Physical characteristics that are passed from parent to offspring.
7
Q
Phenotype
A
The looks of an individual.
8
Q
Dominant
A
A trait received that dominates, or prevails over the recessive gene.
9
Q
Recessive
A
A trait that falls under the dominant trait, (it hides when the dominant trait is around.)
10
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Genotype
A
The genetic make up of an individual.
