Heredity And Genetics Flashcards
1
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Traits
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A distinguishing quality or characteristics that a person has
2
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Heredity
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the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.
3
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Inherited traits
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A trait you get by your family
4
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Genes
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unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.
5
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Learned behaviors
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A behavior that you learn while growing up
6
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Instincts
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Is something you do that you do automatically without learning
7
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Dominant
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Traits that show up more are dominant
8
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Recessive
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Non dominant gene
9
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Phenotype
A
The appearance
10
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Genotype
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Your alleles
