Heredity Flashcards
1
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Heredity
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The passing of genetic material from parents to offspring
2
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Gene
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Pieces of DNA that give instructions for characteristics
3
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Alleles
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Different versions of the same gene 1 from mom 1 from dad
4
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Genotype
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The alleles that you get from your parents
5
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Phenotype
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The observable trait
6
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Dominate
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Allele that is expressed when present
7
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Recessive
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Allele that is expressed when 2 copies are present
8
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Incomplete dominance
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Alleles blend together
9
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Co dominance
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Both alleles are expressed
10
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Homozygous
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Both alleles are the same
11
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Heterozygous
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Both alleles are different
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