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An organism's genetic code, or allele combinations. Represented by letters

An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits.

A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes.

Different forms of a gene

An organism that has two different alleles for a trait, ex. Gg

An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait, ex. GG or gg

Describes a trait that covers over, or dominates, another form of that trait.

An allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present

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

deoxyribonucleic acid, holds specific code for your body

A building block of DNA, consisting of a five-carbon sugar, a nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group.

Nitrogenous bases in DNA

adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine

Adenine (A) pairs with

Cytosine (C) pairs with

building blocks of proteins