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Genetics Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Heredity | passing of traits to the offsprings |
| Trait | characteristics that passed on to the offspring |
| Genetics | study of genes, heredity other stuff |
| Fertilization | join to a sperm or an egg |
| Purebred | same trait non are different |
| Gene | controls the traits codes the traits that you get |
| Allele | Different type of genes |
| Dominant Allele | always showing allele in the organism |
| Recessive Allele | sometimes showing because of the dominant allele it blocks the recessive allele |
| Hybrid | two different alleles for a trait |
| Probability | a guess how likely the event will occur |
| Punnett Square | Possible combinations of allele |
| Phenotype | appearance of an organism visible traits |
| Genotype | genetic makeup or allele combination |
| Homozygous | Having two identical alleles for a trait |
| Heterozygous | Having two different alleles for a trait |
| Codominance | neither dominant or recessive allele |
| Meiosis | formation of sex cells |
| Messenger RNA | RNA that copies coded message from a DNA |
| Transfer RNA | RNA in cytoplasm that carries amino acid |
| Mutation | Change in Chromosomes or a gene |
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