Genetics Mendel Ch3-1
Terms
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- Physical characteristics such as eye color, hair color, and height,
- Trait
- The passing of traits from parent to offspring
- Heredity
- The scientific study of the passing of traits, heredity
- Genetics
- An organism that always produces offspring with the SAME form of a trait as the parent
- Purebred
- A segment of DNA on a chromosome that coes for a specific trait
- Gene
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Different forms of a gene
Ex. Stems- tall or short
Seed Color- green or yellow - Allele
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An allele whose trait ALWAYS shows up in the organism when the allele is present
T - Dominant Allele
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An allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present
t - Recessive Allele
- An organism that has 2 DIFFERENT alleles for a trait, Heterozygous
- Hybrid
- Another word for children or kids
- Offspring