Genetics Vocab
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| Genotype | the DNA code carried by an individual
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| Phenotype | physical appearance of an individual
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| Allele | a variation of a gene
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| Dominant | the allele that will always be expressed
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| Recessive | the allele that will always be masked
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| Hybrid | an organism which is heterozygous for a given trait
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| Heterozygous | having both allele types
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| Homozygous | having 2 copies of one allele type
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| Monohybrid cross | a cross that focuses on a single trait
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| Dihybrid cross | a cross that focuses on two traits
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| Independent assortment | law stating alleles for one trait sort independent of another trait
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| Segregation | law stating an individual gets only one allele for each trait from each parent
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| Punnett Square | a table used to predict ratios of a trait based on the parent’s genotypes
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| Pgeneration | parental (purebreeding)
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| F1generation | first offspring of P cross
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| F2generation | offspring of F1 cross
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| Genetics | science of heredity
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| Purebred | homozygous for the trait
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| Codominance | both alleles are expressed when present; each allele is a capital letter
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| Incomplete Dominance | the heterozygous is midway between the two homozygous phenotypes
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