heredity

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heredity

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the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring

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dominate trait

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the trait observed in the first generational when parents that have different traits are bad

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recessive

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a trait reapers in the second generation when parents with different traits are bred

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gene

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one set of instructions for an inherited trait

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allele

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one of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic such as hair color

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phenotype

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an organism’s appearance or other detectable characteristic

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genotype

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the entire genetic makeup of an organism also the combination of genes for one or more specific traits

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probility

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the likelihood that a possible future event will occur in any given instance of the event

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meiosis

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a process in cell division during which number of chromosomes decreases to half the original number by two divisions of the nucleus which results in the production of sex cells

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sex chromosomes

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one of the pair of chromosomes that determine the sex an individual

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pedigree

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a diagram that shows the occurrence of a genetic trait in several generations of a family

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DNA

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a molecule that is present in all living cells and that contains the information that determines the trait that a living thing inherits and needs to live

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Nucleotide

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in a subunit consists of a sugar a phosphate and a nitrogenous base

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Multations

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a change in the nucleotide-base sequence of a gene or DNA molecule

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RNA

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a molecule that is in all living cells and that plays a role in protein production

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Ribosome

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a cell organelle composed of RNA and protein the site of protein synthesis