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Genetic/Heredity Voc

Genetics

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Favorable Trait A trait that is beneficial to an organism and will likely be chosen by natural selection.
Gene The basic physical and functional unit of heredity made up of DNA.
Genetic Engineering The direct manipulation of genetic material to alter the hereditary traits of a cell, organism, or population
Genotype The exact genetic information carried by an individual.
Inherited trait A characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring.
Natural Selection Process by which organisms with favorable traits produce more successful offspring than organism with less favorable traits, causing the traits to become more common in the population.
Pedigree A diagram that shows how traits are passed through multiple generations.
Phenotype The physical expression of a gene or set of genes; the appearance of organism.
Punnett Square A tool used to analyze the possible allele combinations of the offspring between two individuals.
Selective Breeding A form of artificial selection where humans deliberately breed plants and animals. for desired traits.
Trait A characteristic of an organism; can be genetic or acquired.
Recessive trait A genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor.
Genetics The study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring
Homozygous When the two alleles of a gene are the same.
Heterozygous When the two alleles of a gene are different.
Polygentic Inheritance Occurs when multiple genes determine the phenotype of a trait.
Dominant trait A genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor
Heredity The passing of traits from parents to offspring
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