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Genetics & Heredity
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| passing of traits from a parent to its offspring | heredity |
| a structure found in the nucleus of cells that is made of DNA | chromosome |
| each gene in a pair | allele |
| a set of genes that determine a trait | genotype |
| the allele that appears as an observable trait | dominant |
| the physical appearance of an organism | phenotype |
| the allele that is hidden if a dominant allele is present | recessive |
| a genetically determined characteristic | trait |
| the study of how traits are inherited | genetics |
| a segment of DNA that determines the inheritance of a particular trait | gene |