Heredity

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What is genetics?

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The study of heredity

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The passing of DNA from parents to offspring

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Heredity

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After Mendel died scientists began to recognize the importance of his ideas. They called him a name. What was that name?

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Father of genetics

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Chromosomes are found in the ____________ of the cell

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Nucleus

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What is a gene?

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a piece of a DNA on chromosome that codes for a trait

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Segments of DNA are called _______________________

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Genes

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What is a recessive allele?

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A trait that can be hidden (lower case letter)

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What is a dominant allele?

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A trait that is always shown (capital letter)

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The physical traits of an organism

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Phenotype

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The genes of an organism

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Genotype