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braswell, genetics, cousins middle school
Term | Definition |
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Gregor Mendel | Austrian Monk who is called "the father of modern genetics" worked with pea plants |
heredity | passing of traits from parents to offspring |
dominant trait | allele that 'takes over' or dominants the others. Written using a BIG LETTER |
recessive trait | allele that is 'covered up' but the dominant trait. Only shows up if two are together. Written using small letters |
genotype | what is in the genes (DNA) for a trait |
phenotype | what you actually look like |
genetics | the study of heredity |
genes | specific area on chromosomes (which are parts of DNA) that code for specific traits |
allele | the choices for a trait. For example in eye color the choices are blue, brown, gray, green |
trait | A characteristic of a living thing |
purebred (homozygous) | having two of the same alleles for a trait |
hybrid (heterozygous | (having two different alleles for a trait ) |