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Luke Emmert ch. 5 vocab
Luke Emmert
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8th Grade
03/21/2014

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heredity
Definition
the passing of traits from parent to offspring
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dominant trait
Definition
trait that offspring is most likely to have
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recessive trait
Definition
trait that is not often seen from parent to offspring
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genes
Definition
one set of instructions from a parent
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alleles
Definition
two forms of a gene
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genotype
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the inherited combination of alleles in offspring
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phenotype
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an organism's appearance
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probability
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the mathematical chance that an event will occur
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sex cells
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parent cells
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homologous chromosomes
Definition
chromosome in a pair
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meiosis
Definition
produces cells with half the number of chromosomes
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sex chromosomes
Definition
carry genes that determine if offspring is male or female
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