Hereditary Flashcards
The passing of genetic material from parent to offspring
Heredity
Segments of DNA found in chromosomes that give instructions for producing a certain characteristic
Genes
The different versions of a gene
Alleles
The combination of alleles that you inherited from your parents
Genotype
Your observable traits
Phenotype
Alleles contributes to the phenotype if one or two copies are present in the genotype
Dominant
Alleles contributes to the phenotype only when two copies of it are present
Ressesive
Each allele in a heterozygous individual influenced in phenotype
Incomplete dominance
both of the alleles in a heterozygous individual contribute to the phenotype
Codominance
Characteristic passed from one generation to another
Trait
Graphic used to predict possible genotypes of offspring
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