Heredity Flashcards
1
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Alleles
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The different forms of a trait that a gene may have
2
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Dominant
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Factor that dominates, or covers up, another factor
3
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Genetics
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The study of how traits are inherited through the interactions of alleles
4
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Genotype
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Genetic makeup of an organism
5
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Heredity
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Passing of traits from parent to offspring
6
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Heterozygous
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An organism that has two different alleles for a trait
7
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Homozygous
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An organism with two alleles that are the same for a trait
8
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Hybrid
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A plant that receives different genetic information for a trait from each parent
9
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Phenotype
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The way an organism looks and behaves as a result of its genotype
10
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Punnett square
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A tool used to predict the number of times certain traits will occur
11
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Recessive
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Factor that disappears if a dominant trait is present
