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Unit 2
Term | Definition |
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Heredity | The passing of traits from parents to offspring |
Hybrid | An organism that has two different alleles fro a trait;an organism that is heterozygous for a particular trait |
Purebread | The offspring of many generations that have the same trait |
Trait | A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its gene |
Offspring | |
Gene | The set of information that controls a trait; a segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait |
Allels | The different forms of a gene |
Dominant | An allele whose trait always shows up in an organism when the allele is present |
Recessive | An allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present |
Homozygous | |
Heterozygous | |
Genotype | |
Phenotype | |
Meiosis | |
Haploid | |
Diploid | |
Mutation | |
Insertion | |
Deletion | |
Subsitution | |
Sex-Linked Genes | |
Carrier | |
Sex Chromosomes | |
Genetic Disorder | |
Pedigree | |
Selective Breeding | |
Inbreeding | |
Hybridization | |
Clone | |
Genetic Engineering | |
Gene Therapy |