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4.1 terms
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| heredity | the passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring |
| trait | each different form of a characteristic |
| genetics | the scientific study of heredity |
| fertilization | the process where egg and sperm join |
| purebred | the offspring of many generations that have the same traits |
| gene | factors that control a trait |
| alleles | the different forms of a gene |
| dominate allele | the one whose trait shows up the most in an organism |
| recessive allele | the hidden traits of an organism |
| hybrid | an organism that has two different alleles for a trait |