Heredity And Genes Flashcards

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Traits

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A quality or a characteristic of a living thing

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Heredity

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The passing of an inherited trait is known as heredity.

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Inherited traits

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And inherited trait is a physical characteristic that is passed from parents to their offspring.

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Genes

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Traits move from the parents to the offspring through the genes.

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Learned behaviors

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Learned behaviors are things that are not inherited from your parents.

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Instincts

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Instincts are what an offspring already knows. For example: When a baby is hungry , wet, cold, etc. the babies INSTINCT is to cry because it is something that gets attention to let them know what needs to be done ✅.

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Dominant

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Dominant=TT

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Recessive

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Recessive=tt

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Hybrid

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Hybrid=Tt

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Phenotype

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The phenotype is what that individual looks like. Phenotype is basically a physical appearance

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Genotype

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Genotype is the actual genetic makeup of an individual.

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