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Genetics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Heredity | passing of traits from parent to offspring. |
| allele | Alternate form that a gene my have for a trait; can be dominant or recessive. |
| genetics | study of how traits are inherited through action of alleles. |
| hybrid | offspring that was given different genetic information for a trait from each parent. |
| dominant | describes a trait that covers over, or dominants, that trait. |
| recessive | describes a trait that is covered over or dominated by another form of trait and seems to disappear. |
| Punnett square | tool to predict the probability of a certain traits in offspring that shows the different ways alleles can combine. |
| genotype | genetic makeup of an organism. |
| phenotype | outward physical appearance and behavior of an organism as a result of its genotype. |
| homozygous | describes a organism with two of the same alleles for a trait. |
| heterozygous | describes a organism with two different alleles for a trait. |