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Life Science Green
vocabulary for chapter 5
| Term / Question | Definition / Answer |
|---|---|
| Heredity | The passing of traits from parent to offspring |
| Dominant trait | The trait observed when at least one dominant allele for a characteristic is inherited |
| Recessive trait | A trait that is apparent only when 2 recesssive alleles for the same characteristic are inherited |
| Genes | Segments of DNA that carry hereditary instructions and are passed from parent to offspring; located on chromosomes |
| Alleles | Different forms of a single gene |
| Genotype | The inherited combination of alleles |
| Phenotype | An organism's inherited appearance |
| Probability | The mathmatical chance that an event will occur |
| Meiosis | cell division that produces sex cells |