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Genetics - Part 1

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Definition
traits   characteristics  
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acquired traits   traits that are totally influenced by the environment  
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variation   different forms of a trait  
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dominant   can mask or hide another variation of the same trait  
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recessive   can be hidden or masked by another trait  
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inherited traits   traits that are passed from parent to offspring  
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phenotype   the outward physical appearance of an organism, what you can see  
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hybrid   has one dominant form of a gene and one recessive form of that gene  
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purebred   when two genes for a trait are both the same  
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genotype   the actual genetic makeup of an organism  
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homozygous   2 dominant or 2 recessive  
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heterozygous   one dominant and one recessive  
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