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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Genetics | Study of how traits are passed from parent to offspring |
| Heredity | Passing of traits from parents to offspring |
| Inherited | Trait you get from your parents thought your genes |
| Trait | specific characteristic or feature of an organism |
| Gene | Section of DNA that helps determine a trait an organism |
| Allele | Type of gene |
| Dominant | Allele that is shown capital letter |
| Recessive | Allele that is hidden lowercase letter |
| Genotype | genetics |
| Phenotype | Physical |
| Purenett square | diagram used to predict genotypes of offspringing |
| Probability | likelihood or chance of something happening |
| Purebred | two identical alleles |
| Hybrid | two different alleles |
| 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 allales |
| Heterozygous | 2 different alleles |
| Pediigree | diagram shows how a trait is passed throight several generations of a family |