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Trait
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1 of 2 or more possible forms of a character; a recognizable feature or characteristic of an organism
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Genetics
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science of heredity and of the mechanisms by which trusts are passed from parents to offspring
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Purebred
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type of organism whose ancestors are genetically uniform also known as true breeding
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Cross
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mating of two organisms
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Law of Segregation
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Mendel's first law (1) organisms inherit 2 copies of genes 1 from each parent (2) organisms donate only one copy of each gene in their gametes because the genes separate during gamete formation
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Gene
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the most basic physical unit of heredity; a segment of nucleic acids that codes for a function unit of RNA and a protein
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Allele
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1 of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristics, such as hair color
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Heterozygous
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describes an individual that carries 2 different alleles of a gene
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Homozygous
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describes an individual that has identical alleles for a trait on both homologous chromosomes
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Genome
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the complete genetic material contained in an individual or species
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