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| The physical characteristics of an organism |
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| The passing of traits from parents to offspring |
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| The father of genetics, studied pea plants |
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The factors that control traits
Example - for eye color, height, hair color |
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The different forms of a gene
Example - blue eye, brown eye, blonde hair, brown hair |
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The traits that show up if the allele is present; written as capital letters
Ex - B, T, C |
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The allele that is covered up if the dominant allele is present; written as lowercase letters
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| The number of genes for each trait |
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| Two of the same alleles for a trait; TT, tt |
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| Two different alleles for a trait; Tt |
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| The chance of something happening |
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| Shows the possible combinations of a genetic cross; shows the probability of combinations in a genetic cross |
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The physical appearance of a trait
Ex - blue eyes, pink flower, tall, straight finger |
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The genetic make-up of a trait
Ex - TT, Tt, tt |
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| Two of the same alleles for a trait; TT, tt |
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| Two different alleles for a trait; Tt |
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