Heredity Vocab

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Each form of a characteristic

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Trait

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Offspring of many generations with the same trait

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purebred

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Factors controlling a trait

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gene

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Different forms of a gene

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alleles

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Trait that always shows in an organism when the allele is present.

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Dominant allele

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An organism with two different alleles for a trait.

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Hybrid

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Trait hidden when dominant allele present

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Recessive allele

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Two identical alleles for a trait

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homozygous

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Physical appearance

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Phenotype

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Genetic makeup or allele combinations

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genotype