Vocabulary for science test

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Inherited traits

characteristics that are passed from the parent to the offspring

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Heredity

the transfer of traits from one generation to the next.

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Genes

what determines the traits that are passed on from parent to offspring

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Alleles

different forms of genes for a single trait

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Dominant gene

a gene that is always expressed

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Recessive gene

gene that is expressed only in the homozygous state

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Genotype

An organism’s genetic makeup; combination of alleles it has for a particular trait (ex: Hh, HH,

or hh)

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Phenotype

the organism’s physical appearance (observable traits). For example if ‘H’

represents long hair and ‘h’ represents short hair,

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