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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| genetics | scientific study of herdity |
| fertilization | process where sperm join an egg to make one cell |
| trait | specific characteristic of an individual |
| true-breading (pure) | 2 identical alleles for particular gene |
| hybrid | offspring of crosses between parents with different traits |
| segregation | separation of alleles during gamete formation |
| indenpendent assortment | the way four genes boil down to different possiblities |
| gametes | sex cell |
| homozygous | true-breading |
| heterzygous | hybrid |
| phentype | physical appearance of an organism |
| genotype | genetic make up of an organism |
| dominant | trait that shows up |
| recessive | trait that is hidden |
| allele | one of a number of different forms of a gene |
| incomplete doninance | when no allele is competly dominant over another |
| codominace | |
| punnett square | |
| multiple allele trait | |
| polygenic | |
| sex-linked trait | |
| carrier | |
| autosome |