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genetics
Term | Definition |
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heredity | the passing of traits from parent to offspring |
allele | one or many celled plantlike protist that usually are grouped baised on thier stucture |
genetics | the study of how traits are inherited through the actions of alleles |
hybrid | an offspring that is given different genetic information for a trait from each parent |
dominant | a trait that covers over, or dominates, another form of trait |
recessive | discribes a trait that is covered by a dominant trait |
punnet square | a tool to predict the probability of certain traits for an offspring |
genotype | genetic makeup of an organism |
phenotype | a physical form and behavior of of an organism |
homozygonus | discribes an organism with two alleles that are the same |
heterzygonus | discribes an organism with two alleles that are different |