Genetics Vocab Remediation Flashcard

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Traits passed from parents to offspring

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heredity

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Scientific study of heredity

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genetics

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Structures in eukaryotic nuclei made of genes

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Chromosomes

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Factors controlling traits; DNA strands

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genes

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Physical characteristics of organisms

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Traits

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An organism with two different alleles for a trait

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heterozygous

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An organism with two identical alleles for a trait

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homozygous

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An allele masked by a dominant allele

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Recessive

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An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism.

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dominant

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Mix of alleles

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hybrid