Lesson 4 Flashcards

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dominant trait

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Describes a stronger trait that will show up in an organism even if only one factor for it is present. Example brown eyes over blue eyes

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recessive trait

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Describes a weaker trait that will show up in an organism only if no factor for the dominant trait that present.Example blue eyes.

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How trait are inherited from two parents?

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Half of your genes come from your mom and another half of your genes come from your dad.the genes control your traits.

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How do dominant and recesive genes affect the inheritance of traits?

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If we have dominant factor that mean we have dominant trait but if you have recessive trait you will have a weaker trait. Ex: BB equal brown eyes,bb equal blue eyes

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