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heredity
genetics
trait
hybrid
gene
allele
dominant
recessive
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The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
The biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next
An organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock
A distinguishing feature of your personal nature
Either of a pair of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular
A segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain
An allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
The fifth note of the diatonic scale
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phenotype
genotype
homozygous
heterozygous
segregation
haploid
diploid
meiosis
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A group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution
What an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment
Having dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci
Having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci
An organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes
The separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear
Understatement for rhetorical effect
An organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell
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crossing over
incomplete
polygenic
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Not complete or total
The interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis
Of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once