Simple Genetics Vocab

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Study of traits passed between generations

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heredity

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An organism that produces descendants with the same trait for a specific character.

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purebred

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Organism with a mix of alleles for a character

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hybrid

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A form of a character like tall or short.

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trait

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Trait of a character in a hybrid organism

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dominant

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Trait hidden by dominant trait in a hybrid organism

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recessive

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Diagram to visualize genetic crosses

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punnett square

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Letters symbolizing an organism’s alleles for a gene

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genotype

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Trait expressed by an organism based on its genotype.

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phenotype

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Two identical alleles for a gene

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homozygous