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Genetics Vocab

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Heredity passing of traits to the offsprings
Trait characteristics that passed on to the offspring
Genetics study of genes, heredity other stuff
Fertilization join to a sperm or an egg
Purebred same trait non are different
Gene controls the traits codes the traits that you get
Allele Different type of genes
Dominant Allele always showing allele in the organism
Recessive Allele sometimes showing because of the dominant allele it blocks the recessive allele
Hybrid two different alleles for a trait
Probability a guess how likely the event will occur
Punnett Square Possible combinations of allele
Phenotype appearance of an organism visible traits
Genotype genetic makeup or allele combination
Homozygous Having two identical alleles for a trait
Heterozygous Having two different alleles for a trait
Codominance neither dominant or recessive allele
Meiosis formation of sex cells
Messenger RNA RNA that copies coded message from a DNA
Transfer RNA RNA in cytoplasm that carries amino acid
Mutation Change in Chromosomes or a gene
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