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passing of traits from parents to offspring.
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heredity
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the study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring.
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genetics
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passing of traits from parents to offspring.
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the study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring.
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a genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor.
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a genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor
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section of DNA on a chromosome that contains instructions for making specific proteins.
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a different form of a gene.
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how a trait appears or is expressed.
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the alleles of all the genes on an organism's chromosomes; controls an organism's phenotype.
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a genotype in which the two alleles of a gene are the same.
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a genotype in which the two alleles of a gene are different.
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a model that is used to show the probability of all possible genotypes and phenotypes of offspring.
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an inheritance pattern in which an offspring's phenotype is a combination of the parents' phenotypes.
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an inheritance pattern in which both alleles can be observed in a phenotype.
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an inheritance pattern in which multiple genes determine the phenotype of a trait.
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the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid, an organism's genetic material
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a molecule made of a nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group.
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the process of copying a DNA molecule to make another DNA molecule.
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ribonucleic acid; a type of nucleic acid that carries codes for making proteins from the nucleus to the ribosomes.
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the process of making mRNA from DNA.
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the process of making proteins from the mRNA template.
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a permanent change in the sequence of DNA, or the nucleotides, in a gene or a chromosome.
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Known as the father of genetics.
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When pollen from one plant lands on the pistil of a flower on the same plant.
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when pollen from one plant reaches the pistil of a flower on a different plant.
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term used to describe organisms that produce offspring identical to themselves if allowed to self-pollinate.
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A cross between true-breeding plants with purple flowers produces plants with only purple flowers.
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Purple x Purple
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White x White
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Purple (true-breeding) x White (true-breeding)
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Purple (hybrid) x Purple (hybrid)
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Mendel removed this from the purple flower on the pea plant and then transferred this from the white flower to the pistil of the purple flower to cross pollinate.
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the number of pairs of chromosomes humans have.
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an expressed trait, phenotype.
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an example of a genotype.
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human characteristics determined by polygenic inheritance.
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the process of splicing a piece of healthy DNA into the DNA of a virus so that healthy DNA becomes part of the patient's genes
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any remains, trace, or imprint of animal or plant life preserved in Earth's crust
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an organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering
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the process by which the individuals best adapted to their environment tend to survive and pass their traits to subsequent generations
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the range of expression of a trait within a population
