Heredity Vocab Flashcards
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Heredity
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Passing of genetic information from parents to offspring
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Genes
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Pieces of DNA that give instructions for characteristics
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Alleles
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Different versions of the same gene, 1from mom, 1 from dad
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Genotype
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Alleles yo get from your parents
5
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Phenotype
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The observable traits
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Recessive
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Alleles that are expressed only when 2 copies are presented
6
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Dominant
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alleles that is expressed when present
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Incomplete dominance
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Alleles blend together
8
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Codominance
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Both alleles are expressed together
9
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Homozygous
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Both alleles are the same
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Heterozygous
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Both alleles are different
