Genetics/Heredity Flashcards
1
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Inherited Traits
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Traits you inherit from your parents.
2
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Learned Behavior
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Behaviors you are taught, such as riding a bike.
3
Q
Trait
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A trait is a characteristic or quality.
4
Q
Genes
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The characteristics of cells that determine what characteristics will be passed to children.
5
Q
Heredity
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The passing of characteristics from parents to their children.
6
Q
Instinct
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Behaviors you are born with, such as hibernating.
7
Q
Phenotype
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Characteristics you can clearly see with your eyes.
8
Q
Dominate
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A gene that always beats a recessive gene.
9
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Recessive
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A gene that does not show itself unless it is paired with another recessive gene.
10
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Genotype
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A genotype is the genetic makeup of an organism.
