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genetics | the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics. |
genes | (in informal use) a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring. |
punnet square | a square for genetics |
phenotype | the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment. |
genotype | the genetic constitution of an individual organism. |
heridity | the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another. |
traiy | a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person. |
dominant allele | A dominant allele is a variation of a gene that will produce a certain phenotype, even in the presence of other alleles. A dominant allele typically encodes for a functioning protein. The allele is dominant because one copy of the allele produces enough e |
hybrid | the offspring of two plants or animals of different species or varieties, such as a mule (a hybrid of a donkey and a horse). |
putrebred | (of an animal) bred from parents of the same breed or variety. |