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Heredity
Science
Term | Definition |
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Gregor Mendel | The monk who studied pea plants and researched heredity and genetic traits |
Heredity | The passing of inherited characteristics from generation to generation |
DNA | The chemical code inside each cell that determines a persons traits A-T, C-G |
Dominant Trait | A genetic trait that appears in the first generation (child) and covers up the recessive trait |
Recessive Trait | A weaker trait, covered up by a dominant trait in the first generation. It shows up in the (grandchild) or later generation. |
Gene | One set of instructions for an inherited trait on the chromosomes |
Alleles | A different form of the same gene, (ex. hair color) that controls an inherited trait |