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Genetics and Heredity
Genetics and Heredity
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7th Grade
03/04/2007
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Dominant
 Definition
A trait that is seen
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Recessive
 Definition
A trait that is not seen unless it is purebred
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Allele
 Definition
Each form of a gene
Term
Trait
 Definition
A physical characteristic
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Purebred
 Definition
Chromosomes paired with the same alleles
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Heredity
 Definition
The passing on of genes from one generation to the next
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Gene
 Definition
The basic unit of heredity
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Mutation
 Definition
Changes in a gene to a new form that is inheritable
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Chromosome
 Definition
DNA is located here in a cell
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Genotype
 Definition
The combination of genes in an organism
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