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genetices 7th grade definitions
Question | Answer |
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heredity | the passing of characteristics from one generation to the next (from parent to offspring) |
alleles | the different forms or variations a gene might have for a trait |
genetics | the scientific study of heredity |
dominant | the allele that overshadows another allele |
recessive | the allele that gets overshadowed |
genotype | the genetic makeup of an organism for a trait |
homozygous | an organism with two alleles for a trait that are exactly the same. |
phenotpe | an organism's physical appearance (a physical trait that shows) |
heterozygous | an organism with two different alleles for a trait |
punnett square | a tool for finding possibilities and probabilities |
genotype | genetic makeup |
trait | a characteristic that is inherited |
gene | a segment of DNA that codes for a trait |
heredity | the passing of traits form one generation to the next |