Genetic Vocabulary 1 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Another word for heterozygous, one dominant and one recessive allele | Hybrid |
Another word for homozygous, both dominant or recessive alleles | Purebred |
The passing of physical characteristics from parent to offspring | Heredity |
A quality or characteristic of an organism | Trait |
Two parent's child or creation | Offspring |
A segment of DNA that controls a trait | Gene |
The different forms of a gene (ex for eye color gene, allele would be brown eyes) | Alleles |
The scientific study of heredity | Genetics |
An allele that is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present | Recessive Allele |
The trait that always shows up in the organism; it hides the recessive trait | Dominant Allele |
An organism who has two identical alleles for a trait | Homozygous |
An organism who has two different alleles for a trait | Heterozygous |
An organism's genetic makeup, or allele combinations | Genotype |
An organism's physical appearance or visible traits | Phenotype |
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