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Bio CH 26 Inherit
Inheritance Punnett Square
Question | Answer |
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genotype | complete heritable genetic identity; DNA sequence |
phenotype | description of physical characteristics; observable characteristics or traits |
inherit | to receive from a parent or ancestor by genetic transmission |
inheritance | reception of genetic qualities |
chromosome | cell parts with information that determines what traits a living thing will have |
trait | a feature that an organism has |
gamete | a mature male or female germ cell |
Punnett square | a way to show which genes can combine when an egg and sperm join |
genetics | the study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring |
gene | a small section of a chromosome that determines a specific trait of an organism |
dominant genes | those that keep other genes from showing their traits when dominant genes are present |
recessive genes | those that do not show their trait when dominant genes are present. |
pure dominant | an organism with two dominant genes for a trait |
pure recessive | an organism with two recessive genes for a trait |
heterozygous | an individual with a dominant and recessive gene for a trait |