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Bio CH26
Biology CH26 Inheritance of Traits
Term | Definition |
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dominant gene | those genes that keep other genes from showing their traits |
gene | a small section of chromosome that determines a specific trait of an organism |
genetics | the study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring |
heterozygous | an individual with a dominant and a recessive gene for a trait |
Punnett square | a way to show which genes can combine when egg and sperm join |
pure dominant | an organism with two dominant genes for a trait |
pure recessive | an organism with two recessive genes for a trait |
recessive gene | those genes that do not show their traits when dominant genes are present |