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Term | Definition |
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Heredity | the passing of genetic material from parent to offspring |
Gene | segments of dna found in chromosomes that give instructions of characteristics |
Allele | the different versions of a gene |
Genotype | the combonation of alleles you inhereited from your parents |
Phenotype | your visible traits |
Dominant | a phenotype that shows |
Recessive | then phenotype that is not shown |
Incomplete Dominance | when the phenotypes mix |
Codominance | when both phenotypes are shown |
Punnet Square | a graphic used to predict certain genotypes |
Probability | mathematical chance of a certain outcome |
Ratio | an expression of two quantities |
Pedigree | traces the occurrence of a trait through generations |