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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Genetics | study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring |
| heredity | passing of traits from parents to offspring |
| inherited | trait you get from your parents through your genes |
| trait | specific characteristic or feature of an organism |
| gene | section of DNA that helps determine a trait (hair color) |
| allele | type of gene (brown hair) |
| dominant | allele that is shown; capital letter |
| recessive | allele that is hidden; lowercase letter |
| genotype | genetics (BB,bb) |
| phenotype | physical (blue eyes) |
| Punnett square | diagram used to predict genotypes of offspring |
| probability | likelihood or chance of something happening |
| purebred | two identical alleles (BB,bb) |
| hybrid | Two different alleles (Bb) |
| Ratio | Tells how many of one thing in comparison to another |
| mutated | DNA that has undergone a change |
| gregor mendall | father of genetics |
| homozygous | 2 idnetical alleles (BB,bb) purebred |
| Heterozygous | 2 different alleles (Bb) hybrid |
| pedigree | diagram shows how a trait is passed, through several generations of a family |