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Genetics 1234
Genetics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Heredity | The passing of traits from parents to offspring |
| Gene | factors that control traits |
| Alleles | The different forms of a genes |
| Homozygous (Purebred) | An organism that has that has 2 of the same alleles for a trait. |
| Heterozygous (Hybrid) | An organism with 2 different alleles for a trait |
| Trait | a characteristic |
| Genetics | The study of heredity |
| Phenotype | The way the organism looks |
| Genotype | The genetic makeup or combination of alleles in a organism |
| Dominant Allele | The allele that always shows up in a organism even when the other allele is present. |
| Recessive Allele | The allele that is hidden when ever the dominant allele is present |
| Punnet Square | The way to figure out what your phenotype and genotype is for a specific trait. (You need to know you parents genotypes to find yours) |
| Acquired trait | A trait an organism develops afters it is born |
| Inherited trait | A trait that was passed down to you |
| Environmental (example) | A Flamingo is pink because it eats pink food |
| Manipulated (example) | The coiling of bamboo because it was created by humans. (breeding animals to get the most desirable trait) |
| Learned (example) | The ability to ride a skateboard by learning and remembering skills and imformation |
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