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Genetics Vocab
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7th Grade
01/07/2010

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Term
Chromosome
Definition
A strand of DNA that contains the instructions or genes for several traits.
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Allele
Definition
Each version of a trait.
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Dominant Allele
Definition
The form of a trait that will always show up if it is present.
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Recessive Allele
Definition
The form of a trait that is covered up or not used by the body.
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Purebread/Homozygous
Definition
An individual who has two of the same alleles for a specific trait.
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Hybrid/Heterozygous
Definition
An individual who has one allele hidden.
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Genotype
Definition
The combination of alleles that determine a specific characteristic or trait. The generic makeup.
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Phenotype
Definition
What an organism looks like as a result of its genotype.
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Pedigree
Definition
A chart of an individual's ancestors; used in human genetics.
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Gene
Definition
A piece of the instructions that determine one trait.
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DNA
Definition
A set of instructions located in the nucleus of every cell.
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Generation
Definition
All of the offspring that are at the same stage of descent from a common ancestor.
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