Genetics vocabulary

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Genotype

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the genetic makeup of an organism

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Heterozygous

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having two alleles that are different

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Trait that covers other traits; represented by a capital letter

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dominant

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actual alleles; represented by two letters

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genotype

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Punnett square

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a diagram that shows the possible offspring of two parents

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trait that is covered by another trait; represented by a lowercase letter

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recessive

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Inheritance

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the passage of genetic material from parents to offspring.

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Genetic makeup of an animal or plant

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genotype

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Deoxyribonucleic acid, a double stranded helical molecule that carries genetic information.

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DNA

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the likelihood of an occurrence

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Probability