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Science Ch. 5 Vocab
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Heredity | the passing of traits from parent to offspring |
| Allele | the different forms of trait that a gene may have |
| Genetics | the study of how traits are inherited through the interaction of alleles |
| Hybrid | organisms that receive different genetic information for a trait from each parent |
| Purebred | organisms that receive the same genetic information for a trait from each parent |
| Dominant | a trait that covers over another form of that trait |
| Recessive | a trait that is covered over by another form of that trait |
| Punnett Square | a tool used to predict results in Mendelian genetics |
| Genotype | genetic makeup |
| Phenotype | the way an organism look and behaves as a result of its genotype |
| Homozygous | an organism with two alleles that are the same |
| Heterozygous | an organism with two alleles that are different |
| Incomplete Dominance | happens when the offspring of two homozygous parents show an intemediate trait |
| Polygenic Inheritance | occurs when a group of gene pairs act together to produce a trait |
| Sex-linked gene | an allele inherited on a sex chromosome |
| Genetic Engineering | methods to change the arrangement of a gene's DNA |