Heridity And Genetics Flashcards

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Traits

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Anything that describes a person

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Heredity

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The passing of a physical or mental traits

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Inherited Traits

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Traits passed to kids in the offspring

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Genes

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A unit that is passed from parents to offspring

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Learned behaviors

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A behavior that you learn

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Instincts

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Something that your body just does

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Dominant

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TT - When a organism has 2 tall or large genes

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Recessive

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tt - Characteristics that are controlled by genes that are expressed in offspring only when inherited by both parents

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Phenotype

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The physical appearance of someone or something

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Genotype

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Information carried in genes

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