herdity vocab Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
traits | physical characteristics from parents |
heredity | study of how traits are passed on from one generation to another |
variations | different forms of a trait within a population |
genetics | a scientific study of heredity |
hybrid | an organism with two different alleles for a trait |
dominant allele | an allele whose trait always shows up in the organism if present |
recessive allele | an allele that is hidden when it's in the presence of a dominant allele |
genotype | an organisms combination of combined genes; the organisms genetic make-up |
phenotype | the physical traits produced by the genotype |
homozygous | a gene that has two identical alleles for a trait |
heterozygous | a gene that has two different alleles for a trait |
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