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genetics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Trait | a characteristic that is passed down |
| heredity | the passing of traits |
| genetics | the study of heredity |
| fertilization | the joining of sperm and egg |
| purebred | a organism that has the same alleles |
| hybrid | a organism that has two different alleles |
| recessive allele | a allele that is masked |
| dominant allele | an allele whose trait always shows up in the organism |
| gene | a set of info that controls a trait |
| allele | different forms of a gene |