Genetics/herdety Flashcards

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Inherited traits

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Physical characteristics that are passed from parent ton offspring

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Genes

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Part of a cell that contains our inherited traits

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Trait

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Quality of a characteristic of a living thing.

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4
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Heredity

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Passing of traits to offspring

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5
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Instinct

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Behaviors you inherit

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6
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Learned behavior

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Behaviors that you do not inherit

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7
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Phenotype

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What an individual looks like

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Dominant

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Traits that show up more

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Recessive

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Traits that show up less often

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10
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Genotype

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The genetic makeup of someone

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