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The passing of traits from parent to offspring
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The trait observed when at least one dominant allele for a charcteristic is inherited
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| A trait that is apparent only when two recessive alleles for the same characteristic are inherited |
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| Segments of DNA that carry hereditary instructions and are passed from parent to offspring; located on chromosomes |
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| Different forms of a single gene |
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| The inherited combination of alleles |
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| An organism's inherited appearance |
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| The mathematical chance that an event will occur |
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| Parent cells. They are different from other body cells. They are egg and sperm cells with only 23 chromosomes |
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| Cell division that produces sex cells (egg and sperm cells) |
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| Carrys genes that determine whether offspring are female or male (male determines sex) |
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