Biology

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vocabulary for biology genetics

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Genotype

The kinds of genes an individual carries

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Phenotype

The observable expression of a trait

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Allele

One form of hereditary material for a particular trait

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Heterozygous

Two different alleles for the same trait

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Homozygous

Two identical alleles for the same trait

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Dominant

An inherited trait which is present even when inherited only from one parent

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Recessive

The form of the gene that shows up only when inherited from both parents

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Punnett Square

A tool used to analyze possible breeding outcomes

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Probability

The likelihood of an occurrence

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Gene

The segment of DNA that determines a particular trait

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Heredity

Transmission of genetic information from parent to offspring

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Trait

Inherited characteristic

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Hybrid

Two different alleles for the same trait means the same as heterozygous

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Purebred

Two identical alleles for the same trait means the same as homozygous

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