Heredity Flashcards by agnes buchenhorst | Brainscape

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heredity

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passing of genetics from parents to offspring

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dominant trait

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first generation gene

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recessive trait

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in the background gene

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genes

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inherited trait

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alleles

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form of a gene

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phenotype

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appearance, detectable characteristic

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genotype

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genetic makeup of an organism

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probability

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likelihood

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homologous chromosomes

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like chromosomes

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meiosis

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process in cell division

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sex chromosome

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pair of chromosome that determine the sex of an organism

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pedigree

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occurrence of genetic trait in family tree

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