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genetics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |