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genetics and heredity
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fertilization | a new organism begins to form then egg and sperm join in a process |
| condominance | alleles that are nether domanant nor resseccive |
| gene | factor that controls a trait |
| probability | a number that discribe how likely it is that an event will occur |
| heredity | a passing of physical characteristics from parent to offspring |
| allele | a different form of gene |
| trait | each different form of characteristic |
| purebred | the offspring of many generation that have the same allele and genetic |
| recessive allele | an allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present |
| hybrid | an organism that has two different alleles for a trait |
| dominant allele | one whose trait always show up organism is when the allele is present |
| genetics | scientific study of heredity |
| punnett square | a chart that show all possible combinations of alleles than can result from a genetic cross |
| homozygous | a organism that is two identical alleles for a trait |
| heterozygous | a organism that is two different alleles for a trait |
| phenotype | a physical appearance or visible traits |
| genotype | genetic makeup or allele combination |