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heredity

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heredity the passing of physical characteristics from parents offspring
trait a characteristic
genetics the scientific study of heredity
fertilization how a new organism is made
purebred offspring of many generations that have the same traits
gene factors that control the traits
alleles different forms of a gene
dominant allele one that always shows up when it is present
recessive allele one that is always hidden
hybrid when you get both alleles
probability % of a chance
punnit square a chart that shows all the combos of alleles that can result from a genetic cross
phenotype physical appearance
genotype genetic makeup
homozygous organism that has the same alleles
heterozygous organism that has different alleles
codominance both alleles are showing
meiosis chromosomes are split in half to make two
messenger RNA copies the coded message from the nucleus and carries it to the ribosomes
transfer RNA carries amino acids to the ribosome and adds them to the growing protiens
mutation any change in a gene
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