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Ch. 3

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Alleles   the different forms of a trait that a gene may have.  
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Dominant   factor that always shows up & covers up another trait  
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Genetics   the study of how traits are inherited  
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Genotype   the genetic makeup or alleles of an organism  
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Heredity   passing of traits from parent to offspring  
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Heterozygous   an organism that has 2 different alleles for a trait (hybrid)  
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Homozygous   an organism with 2 of the SAME alleles for a trait  
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Hybrid   an organism that has 2 different alleles for a trait  
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Purebred   an organism that has the same from a trait from each parent  
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Phenotype   the physical appearance or visible traits  
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Punnett Square   a tool used to predict the number of times certain traits will occur  
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Recessive   factor that is hidden if a dominant trait is present  
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fertilization   joining of sperm & egg  
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Trait   specific characteristics  
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F1   first generation  
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Genes   factors that control a trait  
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Probability   a number that describes how likely something will occur  
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Punnett Square   a chart that shows all the possible ways alleles can cross in offspring  
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Incomplete dominance   when one allele only partially covers up another allele  
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Codominance   when both alleles are equally dominant  
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Multiple Alleles   genes that have 3 or more alleles for a trait  
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