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Mendelian Genetics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mendel | Genetics scientist who studied the genetics of pea plants. |
| Heredity | When parents pass their genes onto their children. |
| Trait | a distinguishing feature of your personal nature |
| Dominant traits | dark hair, farsightedness, brown eyes, normal vision |
| Recessive traits | light, blonde or red hair, nearsightedness, grey, green, hazel, or blue eyes |
| punnet square | a diagram that is used to predict an outcome of traits |
| Inherited trait | an example is eye color |
| Genotype | the set of genes carried by the organism |
| Phenotype | the physical expression of the genes |
| Physical traits | characteristics of one's physical makeup |
| Behavioral traits | characteristics of the way one acts |
| heterozygous | having two different alleles for a trait |
| homozygous | having two of the same allele for a trait |
| Scientists describe the set of genetic information for each form as an _______. | allele |