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Genetics
8th Grade Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Heterozygous | Having two different versions of a gene for a specific trait |
| Trait | A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes |
| Genotype | The genes that you have |
| Recessive | A gene for a nonworking protein – thus showing another trait |
| Meiosis | The process that makes sex cells |
| Phenotype | Traits that your genes show |
| Homozygous | Having two of the same versions of a gene for a specific trait |
| Alleles | All the possible versions of a gene for a specific trait |
| Dominant | A gene for a working protein – always expressed (shown) |
| Gene | section of DNA that is a blueprint for protein |