Heredity And Genetics Flashcards
1
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Traits
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A quality or a characteristic of a living thing
2
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Heredity
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A passing of a characteristic from your parents.
3
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Inherited traits
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A physical characteristic that is passed from parents to the offspring.
4
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Genes
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A tiny part of cell that hold DNA which contains our inherited traits
5
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Learned behaviors
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Behaviors that are not inherited from our parents
6
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Instincts
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Inherited behaviors are called instincts
7
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Recessive
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Traits that show up less often
8
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Dominant
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Traits that show up more often
9
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Phenotype
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What the individual looks like
10
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Genotype
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The actual genetic make up of an individual
