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1
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Sexual reproduction

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Is the joining of sex cells where the offspring get there genes from both parents

2
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Asexual reproduction

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Offspring reduced in this way get all their genes from the one parent

3
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Phenotype

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Physical appearance of an organism

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Genotype

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The set of genes (alleles) that an organism possesses

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Allele

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Different forms of the same genes

6
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Homozygous

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When two alleles (gene types) are identical

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Heterozygous

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When two alleles are different

8
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Dominants

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Alleles which control the characteristics whenever it is present

9
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Recessive

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Allele whose characteristics only show up when it is present on both chromosomes