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Inherited traits

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Physical characteristics that are passed from parents to off spring.

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Learned behaviors

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Behaviors that are not inherited

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Trait

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Quality of characteristic of a living thing

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Genes

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Part of a cell that contains our inherited traits

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Heredity

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Passing off traits from parents to off spring

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Instinct

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Behaviors you inherit

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Phenotype

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What an individual looks like;photo

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Dominant

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The stronger gene, used more

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Recessive

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Less stronger gene, used less

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Genotype

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The actual genetic makeup of and individual

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Hybrid

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Dominant and recessive traits mix and form a hybrid offspring; gene that can have dominant and recessive traits.

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