Genetics Vocabulary Practice

an Austrian monk, the Father of Genetics, who studied pea plants and discovered patterns in the passing down of traits

• Gregor Mendel

• Robert Hooke

• Theodor Schwann

• Bill Nye

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the passing of genes and traits from parents to their offspring.

• Heredity

• Sharing

• Genotype

• Phenotype

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Trait that only shows when two allele for it are present

• Dominant Trait

• Recessive Trait

 the study of heredity

• Chemistry

• Immunology

• Genetics

• meteorology

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trait produced whether it is homozygous dominant or heterozygous (only one allele needs to be present)

• Recessive Trait

• Dominant Trait

different forms of the same gene (ex. Dominant or recessive)

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Allele

• Trait

a characteristic or condition as determined by one's genes

• Heredity

• Trait

• Heredity

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two of the same alleles

• Heterozygous

• Homozygous

two different alleles

• Heterozygous

• Homozygous

physical characteristics of an organism

• Genotype

• Heterozygous

• Homozygous

• Phenotype

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