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Natesgenetics
Science Class
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Homozygous | Two of the same alleles |
| Heterozygous | Two different alleles |
| Genotype | genetic makeup |
| Phenotype | way an organism looks |
| Alleles | different form of a gene |
| Dominant | always shows up in an organism |
| Recessive | Hidden in an organism |
| Hybrid | two different alleles for a trait |
| Heredity | The passing of traits from parents to offspring |
| Purebred | always produces offspring with the same trait |
| Genetics | The study of heredity |
| Phenotype | the way an organism |
| Chromosomes | thick coils of DNA |
| DNA | cell nucleous in a monocule |
| Acquired Trait | it is one that an organism developed after it is born. |