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Heredity
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Genetics | Study of how traits are passed from parent to offspring. |
| Heredity | Passing of traits from parents through 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 identical alleles (BB,bb) Purebred. |
| Heterozygous | 2 different alleles (Bb) Hybrid. |
| Pedigree | Diagram shows how a trait is passed, through several generations of a family. |