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PBS genetics
Vocab review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| allele | a variation of a gene, depicted by a capital or lowercase letter |
| genotype | the code in the DNA that is used to create a protein |
| phenotype | the physical characteristic of a living thing |
| heterzygous | One dominant and one recessive allele |
| homozygous | Two identical alleles |
| Dominant | The trait that will be expressed if it is present, represented by a capital letter |
| Recessive | The trait that will not be expressed unless it it present in both alleles, represented by a lowercase letter. |