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Genes Vocab
Gene Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Dominant | Stronger traits (upper case); An allele that produces the visible or measurable trait in an organism and is expressed over recessive genes. |
Recessive | Weaker traits (lower case); An allele that is expressed only when the dominant allele is not present. |
Alleles | One of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome. |
Homozygous | Same; purebred dominant/recessive |
Heterozygous | Different; Hybrid 1 uppercase and 1 lowercase. |
Genotype | Gene makeup of a trait (3 possibilities). |
Phenotype | The physical appearance of a trait. |
Trait | Characteristic of a organism. |