Genetics vocabulary

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Trait

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An inherited characteristic or feature of an organism.

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Genotype

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The genetic makeup of an organism.

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Offspring

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The child or young of two parents.

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Probability

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The likelihood of an occurrence.

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Phenotype

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The physical appearance of an organism.

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Heredity

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The passage of genetic information from a parent or parents to offspring.

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Gene

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A segment of DNA that determines or helps to determine a trait.

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Purebred

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An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait.

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Allele

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Different forms of a gene that can exist at a specific locus.

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Dominant allele

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An allele that expresses its phenotype even in the presence of a recessive allele.