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Mendelian Genetics
Vocab To Know
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alleles | alternative form of a gene |
| Homozygous | two identical alleles of a gene |
| Heterozygous | different alleles of a gene |
| Genetics | The study of genes and heredity |
| Genotypes | the genetic constitution of an individual organism. |
| Phenotype | the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment. |
| Dominant | most important, powerful, or influential |
| Recessive | relating to or denoting heritable characteristics controlled by genes that are expressed in offspring only when inherited from both parents, i.e., when not masked by a dominant characteristic inherited from one parent. |
| Heredity | the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another. |