Genes
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| Genetics | Scientific study of hereditary
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| Trait | Characteristic that varies from one individual to another
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| Alleles | Different possibilities for each trait (each trait as two or more’)
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| Segregation | Two alleles for each trait separate when gamates form.
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| Independent assortment | Genes for different traits are inherited independently
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| Dominant | Masks the other trait, respresnted by capital
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| Recessive | Will only happen if dominant allele is not present. Lower case letter
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| Genotype | The genetic makeup of organism. Allele combo organism has.
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| Phenotype | Physical characteristic of organism, way it looks
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| Homozygous | Organism that has two identical alleles for trait
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| Heterozygous | Organism that has two different alleles for the same trait
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| Punnett square | Diagram shows gene combos from genetic crossing
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| Incomplete dominance | One alleles is not completely dominant
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| Codminanace | Both alleles contribute to the phenotype of organism
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| Multiple alleles | Three or more alleles in same gene
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| Examples of multiple alleles | Coat color, blood type and hair color.
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| Polygenic trait | Trait by two or more genes
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