Heredity vocab Word Scramble
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word | definition |
Heredity | The passing of genetic material from parents to offspring |
Gene | Segments of DNA found in chromosomes that give instructions for producing a certain characteristic |
Allele | The different versions of a gene |
genotype | The combination of alleles that you inherit from your parents |
Phenotype | Your observable traits |
Dominant | The allele that contributes to the phenotype if one or two copies are present in the genotype |
Recessive | This allele contributes to the phenotype if one or two copies are present in the genotype |
Incomplete Dominance | Each allele in a heterozygous individual influences the phenotype |
Codominance | Both of the alleles in heterozygous individual contribute to the phenotypes |
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