Heredity And Genetics Flashcards
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Traits
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Characteristics that make an organism unique.
2
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Heredity
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The act of traits passing down from parents to offspring.
3
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Inherited Traits
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Traits that are passed to offspring by parents.
4
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Genes
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Genetic information.
5
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Learned Behaviors
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Behaviors learned from parents or other things.
6
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Instincts
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Natural Behaviors. (Not learned)
7
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Dominant
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If an eye has a dominant gene and a recessive gene, the eye will be the dominant gene’s color.
8
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Recessive
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If a recessive gene and a dominant gene are together, the recessive gene will not show.
9
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Phenotype
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Physical characteristics of an organism.
10
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Genotype
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The genetic makeup of an organism.
