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Lesson 10-Genetics Flashcards

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Heredity

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The passing of traits from one generation to another

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DNA

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Deoxyribose Nuclei Acid

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Chromosomes

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Sections of DNA that contain our gene

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Gene

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Tell us what our traits are

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What are the two different types of genes?

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Dominant and recessive

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Genotype

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Letter (allele) combination used for a specific trait

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Phenotype

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Is the trait that is being expressed

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Examples of genotype and phenotype

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Genotype-TT, Condition-homozygous dominant, Phenotype- tall
Genotype-Tt, Condition-heterozygous, Pheontype-tall
Genotype-tt, Condition-homozygous recessive, Phenotype-small

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Who is Mendel?

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  • father of genetics
  • studied pea plants
  • figured out/created discovered dominant and recessive genes
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