Genetics

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Traits

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Characteristics that are inherited, or passed down from parents to offspring.

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Gregor Mendal

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Father of Genetics

Studied pea plants

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Gametes

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Sex cells, egg or sperm

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Zygote

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When an egg & sperm come together, fertilized cell that becomes the baby

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Dominant

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Trait that shows up visually

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Recessive

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Trait that can be hidden visually & only shows up if you have 2 copies

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Allele

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A choice for a trait; brown eyes or blue eyes or green eyes. Each person has 2 alleles for a trait

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Homozygous

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Having 2 of the same allele

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Heterozygous

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Having 2 different alleles

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Phenotype

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The trait that is visually expressed, what you see

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Genotype

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The 2 alleles that a person has for a trait, the “genes”

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Codominance

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Both traits are equally dominant, and both show up fully in the offspring (patches or spots of color)

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Incomplete dominance

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Neither trait is completely dominant over the other. The two traits blend or mix in the offspring (an in-between color; medium height).