Genetics and Heredity

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genetics

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the study of heredity

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heredity

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the passing of traits from parent to child

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inherited traits

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a characteristic that is passed from parent to child

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acquired traits

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a trait influenced by experience or the environment

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gene

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the part of a chromosome that controls a particular inherited trait

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chromosome

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the structure inside of a cell's nucleus that stores directions for the cell's activities

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dominant trait

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the form of an inherited trait that is ALWAYS shown

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recessive trait

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the form of an inherited trait that will show only when paired with another recessive gene

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pedigree

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a chart that traces the history of traits in a particular family

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carrier

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an organism that has inherited the gene for a trait but does not show that trait