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Genetic vocabulary

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Allele   show
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DNA   show
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show situation in which one allele is expressed over a second allele  
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show a portion of DNA molecule that serves as the basic unit of heredity  
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Genotype   show
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show the deliberate breeding of two different individuals that results in off spring that carry part of the genetic material of each parent  
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show a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein that carries genetic information in the form of genes  
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Mitosis   show
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show a pair of genes where one allele is dominant and one is recessive  
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show a pair of genes where both alleles are dominant or both are recessive  
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show an animal or plant resulting from a cross between genetically unlike individuals  
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Independent Assortment   show
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show the physical appearance of an organism as distinguished from its genetic makeup  
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Punnett Square   show
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Recessive   show
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show Mendel's law that states that organisms inherit one allele for each trait from each parent due to allele pairs separating during gamete production  
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Meiosis   show
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show a homozygous trait where BOTH alleles are the same Ex. TT or tt  
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show when two dominate cells show in an offspring  
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show when there is a blending of traits creating an entirely new trait  
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