Heredity

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The passing of genetic material from parents to offspring.

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heredity

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Segments of DNA found in chromosomes that give instructions for producing a certain characteristic.

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gene

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Different versions of a gene.

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allele

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The combination of alleles that you inherited from your parents. This is what your genes look like, the letters. ex. HhGg

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genotype

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The observable traits. This is what you physically look like, or what gene is expressed. ex. Round Yellow

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phenotype

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An organism with two dominant or two recessive alleles. Or same.

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homozygous

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An organism with one dominant and one recessive allele.

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heterozygous

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This allele contributes to the phenotype if one or two copies of it are present. HH or Hh the capital letter is what?

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dominant

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This allele contributes to the phenotype only if two copies of it are present. hh or the lower case letter is what?

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recessive

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Each allele in a heterozygous individual influences the phenotype.

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incomplete dominance