Genetics Vocabulary

homozygous

• having 2 different alleles for a trait

• characteristic that an organism can pass onto its offspring

• having two identical alleles for a trait

• the study of heredity

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heterozygous

• the scientific study of heredity

• the children of an organism

• having two different alleles for a trait

• having two identical alleles for a trait

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trait

• the different forms of a gene

• a characteristic that an organism can pass onto its offspring through its genes

• set of information that controls a trait

• when characteristics are passed from parent to offspring

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dominant

• an allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present

• the set of information that controls a trait

• an allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present

• when characteristics are passed from parent to offspring

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recessive

• an allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present

• the set of information that controls a trait

• the different forms of a gene

• when characteristics are passed from parent to offspring

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Offspring

• made of DNA and carry genetic information

• the passing of traits from parent to offspring

• a parent's child or children

• an organism's genetic makeup

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Genotype

• an organism's physical appearance

• an organism's genetic makeup or allele combination

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Phenotype

• an organism's physical appearance

• an organism's genetic makeup or allele combination

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