passing of physical characteristics from parent to offsprring

different from of a characteristic

offspring of many generations that have the same trait

one whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present

hidden whenever the dominant allele is present

has two different alleles for a trait

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Question	Answer
Heridity	passing of physical characteristics from parent to offsprring
Trait	different from of a characteristic
Genetics	scientific study of heredity
Fertilization	joining of egg and sperm
Purebred	offspring of many generations that have the same trait
Gene	factors that control a trait
Alleles	different form of a gene
Dominant Allele	one whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present
Recessive Allele	hidden whenever the dominant allele is present
Hybrid	has two different alleles for a trait