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genetics
genetics
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7th Grade
01/12/2010

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Term
dominant allele
Definition
overpowers the recessive and takes ts place
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purebread
Definition
when a trait is passed on through generations to someone/ something
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homozygous
Definition
a trait having identical alleles
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allele
Definition
one of two or more versions of a gene
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gametes
Definition
a sexual reproductive cell that unites w/ another cell to form a new organism
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codominance
Definition
two alleles share their dominance so neither are recessive
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genotype
Definition
actual genes
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phenotype
Definition
the way you see the genes (ex: yellow, striped)
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hybrid
Definition
a gene formed from a combo of two different genes
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heterozygous
Definition
whene one one allele is dominant and the other is recessive
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incomplete dominance
Definition
Incomplete dominance is a form of intermediate inheritance in which one allele for a specific trait is not completely dominant over the other allele. This results in a combined phenotype.
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