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Genetic Vocabulary

Published on Nov 26, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

GENETICS VOCABULARY

JUN PARK
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Hybrid:
An organism that has two different alleles for a trait.

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Dominant-
An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when it is present.

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Gene-
The set of information that controls a trait; code in the DNA.

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Alleles-
The different forms of a gene.

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Heredity-
The passing of traits from parents to offspring.

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Purebred-
The offspring of many generations that have the same traits.

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Trait-
A characteristic that an organism can pass to offspring through genes.

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Genotype-
An organism's genetic makeup or allele combinations.

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Phenotype-
An organism's physical appearance or visible traits.

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Punnett Square-
A chart that shows the possible combinations of alleles that result from a genetic cross.

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