Genetics Vocab Flashcards

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The passing of traits from parents to offspring

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Genetic Inheritance/Heredity

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The field of science that investigates how characteristics are transmitted from parents to offspring

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Genetics

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The different forms of a gene (different letters) (B or b)

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Allele

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The trait observed when at least one dominant allele for a characteristic is inherited (B)

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Dominant

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A trait that is apparent only when two recessive alleles for the same characteristic are inherited (bb)

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Recessive

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An organism’s inherited combination of alleles (BB)

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Genotype

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An organism’s appearance (brown eyes)

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Phenotype

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Having different pairs of alleles (Rr)

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Heterozygous

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Having identical pairs of alleles (RR or rr)

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Homozygous

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Feature that has different forms in a population (hair color, eye color, etc.)

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Characteristic