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science geneticses
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Heredity | the passing of traits from parent to offspring |
| Genes | contain coded information used to form a creature from a fertilized egg. it is a small part of a chromosome. Genes are made of DNA |
| Dominant | the gene that takes complete control |
| Genotype | the genes a person has for a trait |
| Phenotype | the physical characteristic that a person has for a trait |
| Heterozygous | when a creature's genotype contains two different genes for a trait |
| Homozygous | when a creature's genotype contains two of the same genes for a trait |
| Traits | a physical characteristic |
| Recesive | the gene that does not have complete control |
| Complete Dominance | A physical characteristic that has complete control over that certain trait |
| Incomplete Dominance | The physical characteristic that does not have complete control and will probbally be passed on to the next person |