Genetics Part 1

The scientific study of heredity

• Genetics

• heredity

• traits

• genes

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Called the "Father of genetics"

• Miller

• Mendel

• Hooke

• Larson

The passing of traits to offspring

• Heredity

• Parents

• genetics

• traits

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Characteristics that are inherited

• traits

• alleles

• genes

• chromosomes

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Any factor that controls a trait

• allele

• gene

• DNA

• inomplete dominance

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All the different forms of a gene

• dominant

• recessive

• alleles

• traits

A trait that is always shown in the organism

• recessive

• incomplete domianance

• co dominance

• dominant

A trait that is always hidden when the dominant trait is around

• recessive

• incomplete dominant

• co domiannt

• all traits

An organism with identical alleles for a trait (AA or aa) for example

• heterozygous

• homozygous

• purebred

• phenotype

An organism with 2 different alleles for a trait (Aa) for example

• homozygous

• purebred

• heterozygous

• dominant