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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| heredity | thre passing of physical charcaterisrics from the parents to offspring |
| trait | height or seed color |
| genetics | the scientific study of heredity |
| fertilization | the process where a sperm and egg join to form an organism |
| pure bred | the offspring that has many of the genetic generations of the same trait. |
| gene | factors that control a trait |
| alleles | the different forms of a gene |
| dominant alleles | one whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present. |
| recessive alleles | is hidden whenever the dominant alleles present. |
| hybrid | organisms that has two different alleles for a trait. |