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The passing of traits from parents to offspring.

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The passing of traits from parents to offspring.

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A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait.

Image: Gene

An alternative form of a gene.

Image: Allele

A chromosome is an organized structure of DNA, protein, and RNA found in cells. It is a single piece of coiled DNA containing many genes, regulatory elements and other nucleotide sequence.

Image: Chromosome

Term used to refer to an organism that has two identical alleles for a particular trait.

Image: Homozygous