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Genetics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Inheritance | the process by which characteristics are transmitted from the parents to the offspring |
| Gene | segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait |
| Allele | the different forms of a trait that a gene may have |
| Dominant | factor that dominates, or covers up, another factor |
| Recessive | factor that disappears if a dominant trait is present |
| Heterozygous | an organism that has two different alleles for a trait |
| Homozygous | an organism with two alleles that are the same for a trait |
| Genotype | genetic makeup of an organism |
| Phenotype | the way an organism looks and behaves as a result of its genotype |
| Genetics | the study of how traits are inherited through the interactions of alleles |