Heredity Vocab

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Gene expressed over recessive form.

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Dominant

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A gene not expressed in the presence of a dominant form, written as a lowercase letter.

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Recessive

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Alternative gene forms at the same chromosome location

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Allele

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Physical expression of a trait from its genotype.

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Phenotype

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Genetic make-up of a trait, written as 2 alleles.

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Genotype

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Traits passed from parents to offspring

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Heredity

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Study of trait inheritance from parents to offspring.

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Genetics

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Chance of an event occurring

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Probability

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Father of Genetics

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Gregor Mendel

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Condition with different paired genes for a trait, also known as hybrid.

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Heterozygous