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Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| genetics | study of how traits are passed from parent to off spring |
| heredity | passing of traits from parents to off spring |
| inherited | trait your get from your parents through your genes |
| trait | specific characteristics or feature of an organism |
| gene | section of DNA that helps determine a trait hair color |
| allele | type of gene |
| dominant | allele that is hidden capital letter |
| recessive | alle that is hidden lower case letter |
| genotype | genetics bb, Bb |
| phenotype | physical |
| punnett square | diagram used to predict genotype of off spring |
| probability | likehood or chance of something happening |
| purebred | two identical allelles |
| hybrid | two diff allelles |
| 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 identical alleles BB Bb aurebred |
| heterzygous | 2 different alles Bb hybrid |
| padigree | diagram shows howa trait is passed through several generations of a family |