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Genetics
Genetics Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Characteristics | A certain feature that belongs to somebody. |
Gene | Something given from a parent to his or her offspring which creates something about the offspring. |
Genetics | The study of heredity. |
Inherited trait | A trait gotten from either one or both of your parents. |
Acquired trait | A trait gotten due to the environment, which is not inherited. |
Trait | A certain characteristic that only some people have. |
Asexual reproduction | Reproduction where one parent has offspring which genes identical to the parents. |
Cell | The smallest functional part of an organism. |
Clone | A duplication of one organism created by asexual reproduction. |
Mutation | A genetically altered organism. |
Sexual reproduction | Reproduction involving two parents whose offspring inherit a mix of their traits. |
Allele | Different versions of a gene created by a mutation. |
Dominant | A trait that appears more often than other versions of the characteristic. |
Recessive | A trait that appears less often than other versions of the characteristic. |
Homozygous | A pair of matching alleles that mean you have a trait. |
Heterozygous | A pair of genes containing one dominant gene and one recessive one. |
Phenotype | Observable characteristics of a person that can change due to interactions with genes and the environment. |
Punnett square | A diagram that predicts the outcome of the genes in any offspring of sexual reproduction. |
Genotype | A collection of genes. |