Genetics Vocabulary

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Inheritance

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the passage of genetic material from parents to offspring.

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Genetic makeup of an animal or plant

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genotype

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A distinguishing characteristic or quality, a feature that is inherited such as flower color, hair color, and height.

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trait

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The likelihood of an occurrence

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probability

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Actual alleles; represented by two letters

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genotype

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Having two alleles that are the same

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homozygous

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Having two alleles that are different

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heterozygous

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The observable physical characteristics of an organism

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phenotype

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The genetic information that is passed from parents to offspring

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heredity

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A diagram used to predict the outcome of a genetic cross

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Punnett Square