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genetics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| trait | a characteristic you recieve from your parents EX: eye color |
| Heredity | passing of traits from parents to offspring |
| Genetics | study of heredity |
| Alleles | Two forms of a gene EX: dominant & reccessive |
| Genotype | Combination of genes EX: RR, Rr, rr |
| Dominant | Stronger of the two genes EX: RR |
| Reccessive | Weaker of the two genes EX: rr |
| Genotype | Combination of a trait EX: RR, Rr, rr |
| Phenotype | Result of the combination of the trait EX: red,red, yellow |
| Homozygous | Traits are the same EX: RR, rr |
| Heterozygous | traits are different EX: Rr |