genetices 7th grade definitions
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| heredity | the passing of characteristics from one generation to the next (from parent to offspring)
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| alleles | the different forms or variations a gene might have for a trait
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| genetics | the scientific study of heredity
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| dominant | the allele that overshadows another allele
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| recessive | the allele that gets overshadowed
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| genotype | the genetic makeup of an organism for a trait
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| homozygous | an organism with two alleles for a trait that are exactly the same.
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| phenotpe | an organism's physical appearance (a physical trait that shows)
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| heterozygous | an organism with two different alleles for a trait
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| punnett square | a tool for finding possibilities and probabilities
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| genotype | genetic makeup
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| trait | a characteristic that is inherited
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| gene | a segment of DNA that codes for a trait
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| heredity | the passing of traits form one generation to the next
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