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| the passing of traits from parents to offspring |
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the scientific study of heredity
A geneticist studies genetics. |
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the pair of alleles an individual has for a particular trait
For example Gg or hh |
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the physical appearance of a trait
phenotype is determined by genotype |
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a characteristic that can be inherited
For example, eye color or freckles |
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| a section of DNA that codes for a particular trait |
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a form of a gene
For example, everyone has a gene for earlobe shape, but some people have the allele for attached earlobes and others have the allele for loose, or detached earlobes |
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| an allele that is always seen in the phenotype when an individual has it |
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| an allele that can be hidden or masked in the phenotype when the individual also has a dominant allele |
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when both alleles for a trait are the same
For example, bb, BB, hh, HH, etc. |
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when the two alleles in a pair for a trait are different
For example, Bb, Hh, Rr, etc. |
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| the mathematical chance that something will occur |
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| a tool that is used predict the genotypes and phenotypes of offspring from two particular parents. It shows the probability that each genotype will occur in the offspring.. |
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| used to represent a scientific concept, idea or to show something that may be too large, too small or too complex to work with directly (examples include a model of DNA, a Paper Pet, a graph, an equation...) |
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