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TermDefinition
Heredity The passing of physical characteristics from parent to offspring
Trait A quality or characteristic
Offspring Two parent's child or creation
Gene A segment of DNA that controls a trait
Alleles The different forms of a gene (ex for eye color gene, allele would be brown eyes)
Genetics The scientific study of heredity
Recessive Allele An allele that is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present
Dominant Allele One whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present
Homozygous An organism who has two identical alleles for a trait
Heterozygous An organism who has two different alleles for a trait
Genotype An organism's genetic makeup, or allele combinations
Phenotype An organism's physical appearance or visible traits
Genetic Disorder An abnormal condition that a person inherits through genes or chromosomes
Carrier A person who has one recessive allele for a trait but does not have the trait
Genetic Engineering The transfer of a gene from the DNA of one organism into another organism in order to produce an organism with desired traits
Punnett Square A chart that shows all possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross
Probability A number of how an event will occur
mutation a random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
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