Quizlet Genetics

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  1. acquired traits: charcteristics or behavior not genetic or inherited
  2. allele: each form of a gene
  3. chromosomes: structures in cell nucleus contains genetic information(DNA)
  4. dominant: stronger trait in genetics; masks teh recessive trait
  5. genes: basic cellular unit of heredity; a segment of DNA
  6. genetics: study of heredity
  7. genotype: genes carried by the organism
  8. hybrid: 2 alleles for a trait are different
  9. inheritance: passing of traits from one generation to another
  10. inherited traits: characteristics passed from parent to offspring
  11. monohybrid cross: inheritance of a single characteristic
  12. phenotype: physical characteristic that you can see
  13. probability: liklihood of a certain outcome
  14. punnett square: tool used to show probablity of allele combinations
  15. purebred: 2 alleles for a trait are the same
  16. recessive: weaker trait in genetics; fully or partially masked
  17. trait: physical characteristics passed from parent to offspring