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what is a phenotype?   the way an organism looks  
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what is a genotype?   genetic makeup or a combination of alleles in an organism  
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what is homozygous?   two of the same alleles for a trait  
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what is heterozygous?   two different alleles for a trait  
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what are genes?   factors that control traits. the different forms of a gene are called alleles  
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what does dominant mean?   an allele that always shows up in an organism, even when the other allele is present  
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what does recessive mean?   an allele that is hidden whenever the dominant is present  
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what is a hybrid?   has two different alleles for a trait  
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what is a trait?   a characteristic such as a seed color  
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what does genetic mean?   the study of heredity  
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what does heredity mean?   the passing of traits from parents to offspring  
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what does purebred mean?   always produces offspring that have the same trait  
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what does alleles mean?   different forms of a gene  
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what does chromosomes mean?   short thick coils of DNA  
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what does DNA mean?   determines the inherited traits of an organism  
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what does acquired trait mean? EX.   environmental, learned, and manipulated  
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what does inherited trait mean? EX.   blood type,hair color, and face shape  
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how many chromosomes are in human cells?   46  
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how many chromosomes are in human gametes?   23  
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acquired trait- enviromental:   food, soil, and water  
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acquired trait- learned:   learning how to hunt and learning how to follow commands  
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acquired trait- Manipulated:   contolling shapes and sizes of how plants grow  
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