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Genetics Vocabulary Matching
Genes
The set of instructions for an inherited trait, sections of chromosomes (DNA)
Recessive
A trait that is apperent only when 2 reccessive allels for the same characteristics are inherited
Trait
a genetically determined characteristic, such as hair color and the shape of your hands
Phenotype
An organism's appearance or other detectable characteristic
Dominant
The trait observed in the first generation when parents that have different traits breed
Purebred
An organism that is a result from a cross of the same breed ofunmixed lineage over many generations
Homozygous
Refers having identical allels for a single trait
Gregor Mendel
known as the father of genetics. Mendel discovered the principles of heredity while studying pea plants
Genotype
The entire genetic makeup of an organism
Allele
One of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic, such as hair color
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