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Vocabulary: Genetic
Genetics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| heredity | the passing of traits from parent to offspring |
| trait | a characteristic that an organism can pass onto its offspring |
| genetics | the study of heredity |
| fertilization | the joining of the sperm and egg |
| purebred | the offspring of many generations that have the same trait |
| genes | the set of information that includes a trait |
| alleles | the letters that represent a trait |
| dominant allele | a trait that always shows up in an organism when present |
| recessive allele | a trait that is masked by the dominant allele |
| hybrid | a organism that has two different alleles for a trait |
| probability | the chance of happening |
| Punnett Square | a chart that shows the possible combinations of a trait |
| phenotype | the physical appearance of a trait |
| genotype | the genetic make-up of a trait |
| homozygous | Purebred, same alleles |
| heterozygous | hybrid, different alleles |
| codominance | neither of two alleles of gene is dominant or recessive. |
| meiosis | the process that occurs in the formation of sex cells |
| messenger RNA | |
| Transfer RNA | |
| mutation | |
| multiple alleles | |
| sex chromosomes | |
| sex-linked genes | |
| carrier | |
| genetic disorder | |
| pedigree | |
| karyotype | |
| selective breeding | |
| inbreeding | |
| hybridization | |
| clone | |
| genetic engineering | |
| gene therapy | |
| genome | |
| Gregor Mendel |
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