Genetic Vocab

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Shows this trait if one parent carries it

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dominant

Front

Two identical alleles

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homozygous

Front

Physical appearance visible trait.

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phenotype

Front

Two different alleles

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heterozygous

Front

Shows this trait only if both parents carry it

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recessive

Front

Carries DNA; total of 46, 23 from each parent.

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Chromosome

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Science of heredity and traits

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Genetics

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Traits (genes) passed from parents to offspring.

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Heredity

Front

Organism's visible traits.

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Phenotype

Front

An allele hidden by a dominant allele.

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Recessive