Genetics Flashcards
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Genetics
The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.
heridity
the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.
Inheritance
a thing that is inherited.
Dominant
a dominant trait or gene
Recessive
a recessive trait or gene
allele
each of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.
Mitosis
A type of asexual reproduction that results in 2 daughter cells that have identical DNA to the parent cell