Genetics vocab

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Study of heredity

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Genetics

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Qualities an organism can pass to offspring

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Trait

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Segment of DNA coding for a trait

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gene

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From each parent, you receive this for your genotype.

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Allele

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Allele appears when paired with another like it

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Recessive

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Organism's genetic makeup represented by letters

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Genotype

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Heterozygous genotype?

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Bb

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Visible traits of an organism

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Phenotype

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Traits passed from parents to offspring

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Heredity

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Example of homozygous genotype:

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aa