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1
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the study of passing of traits

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genetics

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2
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characteristics of an organism

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traits

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3
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sections of DNA that have instructions to make traits

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genes

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4
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pair of chromosomes there is 1 allele per chromosomes

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alleles

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5
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trait that always show

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dominant trait

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6
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masked by dominate traits

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recessive trait

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7
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heterozygous

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1 dominant 1 recessive allele

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8
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2 Big or 2 small

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homozygous

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9
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description of the trait in letters

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genotype

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10
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physical description of the trait

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phenotype

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11
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traits shuffled have equal opportunity

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law of independent assortment

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12
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traits separated only 1 from each parent

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law of segregation

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