What Is Heredity Flashcards
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Heredity
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The passing of physical characteristics from parent to offspring
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Trait
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A specific characteristics that an organism can pass to its offspring though genes
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Genetics
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The scientific study of heredity
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Fertilization
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The process of sexual reproduction in which a egg cell and sperm cell form a new cell.
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Purebred
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A organism of the offspring of many generations that have the same form of trait
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Alleles
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Different forms of a gene
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Dominant allele
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Always shows up in the organism when the allele is present
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Recessive allele
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Is Hidden when ever the allele is present
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Hybrid
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An organism that has 2 different alleles for a trait
