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Genetics

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Heredity Passing of traits from parents to offspring
Genetics The study of heredity (how traits are passed from one generation to another)
Allele Different forms of a gene (individual letters)
Punnett Square A tool that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross
Dominant Describes a trait that covers over, or dominates, another form of that trait..
Recessive An allele that is masked (covered up) when a dominant allele is present
Genotype An organism's genetic makeup or allele combination
Phenotype The physical appearance of a trait, or visible traits.
Homozygous An organism that has two of the same alleles for a trait
Heterozygous An organism that has two different alleles for a trait
Human Genome complete sequence of genes in the human body
Genetic Engineering Process of making changes in the DNA code of living organisms
Gene A complex molecule that contains genetic information that codes for what traits an organism has
Gregor Mendel Father of genetics
Adenine (A) The base that pairs with Thymine (T) in DNA
Thymine (T) The base that pairs with Adenine (A) in DNA
Guanine (G) The base that pairs with Cytosine (C) in DNA
Cytosine (C) The base that pairs with Guanine (G) with DNA
double helix Shape of DNA
inherited trait A characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring.
Rosalind Franklin Used X-ray imaging to discover the double-helix shape of DNA.
Female Sex Genotype XX
Male Sex Genotype XY
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