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Genetics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Heredity | the passing of traits from parent to offspring |
| Alleles | an alternate form a gene may have for single trait; can be dominant or recessive |
| Genetics | study of how traits are inherited through actions of alleles |
| Hybrid | offspring hat was given different genetic info. that was give from each parent |
| Dominant | describes a trait that covers over, or dominates, another form of that trait |
| Recessive | describes a trait that is covered, over or dominated by another form of that trait and seems to disappear |
| Punnet square | tool to predict the probability of certain traits in offspring that shows the different ways alleles cann combine |
| Genotype | genetic makeup of an organsism |
| Phenotype | outward physical appearance and behavior of an organism as result of its genotype |
| Homozygous | describes an organism with 2 alleles that are the same for for a trait |
| Heterozygous | type of mix where substance is not evenly mixed |