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Biological inheretance of traits from parent to offspring
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Heredity
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The study of heredity
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Genetics
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Inherited characteristics that distinguish one organism from another
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Trait
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Offspring of parents with different characteristics
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Hybrid
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Segment of DNA that codes for specific protein; the unit by which heredity characteristics are transmitted
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Gene
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Different form of gene for specific trait
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Allele
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Form of gene that is expressed when present and excludes recessive form; represented with a capital letter
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Dominant
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Form of gene thatis not expressed in the presence of the dominant form ; represented with a lower case letter
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Recessive
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Form of a genetic trait displayed by an organism
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Phenotype
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Genetic composition of an organism
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Genotype
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Discription of an organism that has an identical pair of alleles for a trait
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Homozygous
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Discription of an organism that has a mixed pair of alleles for a trait
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Heterozygous
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Process that seperates the 2 alleles of a gene during gamete formation
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Segregation
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Process by which different genes do not influence each other's segregation into gametes
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Independent assortment
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Haploid reproductive cell that can unite with another haploid cell to form a new individual
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Gamete
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