Cells and Heredity Chapter #3

the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring.

• heredity

• trait

• gene

• allele

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An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present.

• recessive allele

• dominant allele

• hidden allele

• present allele

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An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.

• hidden allele

• dominant allele

• recessive allele

• present allele

an organism's physical appearance or other detectable characteristic

• genotype

• phenotype

• genetics

• heterozygous

genetic makeup

• phenotype

• genotype

• heterzygous

• allele

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the chances of something happening

• dominant

• genotype

• phenotype

• probability

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having two of the same genes for the trait (sometimes called purebred).

• homozygous

• hetrozygous

• protein

• chromosome

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having two different genes for a trait (sometimes called hybrid).

• protein

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• genotype

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father of genetics

• Gregor Mendel

• James Watson

• Dr. Robbins

• Francis Crick

A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes

• protein

• trait

• DNA

• gene

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