Heredity Flashcards
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The passing of traits from parents to offspring
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Heredity
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segments of DNA that carry instructions for the traits of an organism
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gene
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The appearance that the trait takes on
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Phenotype
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The set of alleles an organism has for a trait
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Genotype
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The study of heredity
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Genetics
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The allele masked by the dominant
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Recessive
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The allele that masks the effect of the other
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Dominant
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Traits that are passed down from parents to offspring
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Inherited
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Traits the offspring learns
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Acquired
