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| traits passed on to the offspring by parents either dominant or recessive |
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| usually caused by recessive traits |
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| Traits found on the X or Y chromosome. If on the Y of a father, the daughters do not have a chance of getting it. If on the X of the mother, sons and daughters have an equal chance. |
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| Traits affected by many genes like hair and skin color and eye color |
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| the breeding of closely related individual - dangerous because recessive genes and genetic disorders emerge |
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| All the genes available in a species. If it's to "shallow" or small, extinction can occur. |
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