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genetics vocabularys
intro to genetics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Gametes | haploid cells that contain 1 of each chromosome type or a Sex Cells Ex: Sperm and Egg |
| zygote | Afertilized egg that contains genes from both parents |
| Genetics | The study of how traits are passed to offspring |
| Recessive | shown with lowercase letters Ex: Curly fur =f |
| Dominant | Shown with capital letters Ex: tall height =T |
| Homozygous | The two alleles for a trait are the same EX: HH or hh |
| Heterozygous | The two alleles for a trait are different E: Gg, The dog is Bb |
| Phenotype | What the organism look like or an organism's physical appearance Ex: Blue Eyes |
| Genotype | Organism's genetic make up or what are the organism's letters |
| Sperm | Contains genes from the Father |
| Egg | Contains genes from the Mother |