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JIMS genetics
Term | Definition |
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heredity | the passing of traits from parent to offspring |
allele | different forms of a gene |
genetics | the study of how traits are inherited |
hybrid | having two different alleles for a trait |
dominant | trait that always shows up if present, represented by capital letters |
recessive | a trait that is covered up by another trait, represented by lower case letters |
Punnett square | a tool used to predict the probability of a particular trait |
genotype | the genetic make up of an organism |
phenotype | the physical characteristic of the organism |
homozygous | having two of the same alleles for a trait |
heterozygous | having two different alleles for a trait |