Heredity
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| Allele | one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.
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| Dominant | Genetics relating to or denoting heritable characteristics that are controlled by genes that are expressed in offspring even when inherited from only one parent.
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| Evolution | the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.
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| Extinction | the state or process of a species, family, or larger group being or becoming extinct: the wiping out of a debt.
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| Gene | a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring
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| Genetics | The genetic properties or features of an organism, characteristic, etc: "the effects of family genetics on the choice of career"
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| Genotype | The genetic constitution of an individual organism.
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| Mutation | The changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form that may be transmitted to subsequent generations, caused by the
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| Natural Selection | natural selection) survival: a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment.
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| Phenotype | The set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment
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| Punnett Square | The Punnett square is a diagram that is used to predict an outcome of a particular cross or breeding experiment. It is named after
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| Recessive | Relating to or denoting heritable characteristics controlled by genes that are expressed in offspring only when inherited from both
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| Trait | A distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person
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