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Genetics
| Genetics | Definition |
|---|---|
| heredity | passing of traits from parents to offspring |
| traits | specific characteristics of |
| homozygous | organisms with two identical alleles for the same trait |
| heterozygous | organisms with 2 different alleles for the same trait |
| phenotype | physical characteristic |
| genotype | genetic characteristic, set of genes |
| dominant | stronger of the 2 alleles, is expressed |
| recessive | weaker of the 2 genes, is usually masked by stronger alleles |
| allele | one form of a trait |