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Cubangbang 6th Ch. 13 Stack2 #241727

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1.traits   charachteristics  
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2.genes   a small piece of the DNA that controls the traits of an organism  
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3.DNA   the chemical code held by chromosomes that tells the cells what to do  
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4.heredity   passing of traits from parents to offspring  
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5.genetics   the study of how traits are inherited  
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6.purebred plants   an organism that is the offspring of parents having the same genetic makeup  
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7.hybrids   plant produced by crossing purebred plants that each have a different form of the same trait  
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8.dominant gene   a gene that will always be expressed if it is present in a person’s chromosomes  
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9.recessive gene   the gene that is hidden when a dominant gene is present  
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10.phenotype   the physical appearance of an organism  
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11.genotype   the genetic makeup of an organism  
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12. incomplete dominance   the blending of genes together instead of one being dominant while the other is recessive  
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13.codominance   the expression of both genes instead of one having recessive while the other is dominant  
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14.pedigree   a chart that traces a particular trait through many generations  
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15.sex   linked traits  
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16.sickle cell anemia   a genetic disorder that causes a person’s blood cells to become hard and curved, like a farmer’s sickle  
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17.cystic fibrosis   a genetic disorder that causes thick mucus to clog the lungs and air passages  
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18.down syndrome   a genetic disorder usually caused by an extra chromosome  
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19.genetic engineering   changing a gene or moving some of one organism’s genes into another organism  
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20. punnet square   shows the possible genetic outcomes for offspring and helps determine the probability of those outcomes.  
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