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Bio 10 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Genetics | The study of how genes are passed from parents to offspring |
| Trait | Specific characteristics of an individual |
| Gene | Sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait; factor that is passed from the parent to offspring |
| Allele | One of different forms of a gene represented by a letter (Ex: A or A) |
| Gamete | Sex cell (sperm/egg) |
| Homozygous | Having two identical alleles for a particular gene (Ex: AA or AA) |
| Heterozygous | Having two different alleles for a particular gene (Ex: AA) |
| Phenotype | Physical characteristics of an organism |
| Genotype | Genetic makeup of an organism two alleles put together |
| Dominant | An allele that is more powerful and can mask the other type of allele (represented as a capital letter) |
| Recessive | An allele that can be masked by the other type of allele (represented by a lower case letter) |