Fatima Gourira

heredity

is the passing of physical characteristics or traits from parent to offspring
genetics

the scientific study of heredity
fertilization

when an egg and sperm cells join
Purebred

the offspring of many generations that shows the same form of a trait.
alleles

are the different forms of genes
dominant allele

is one whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present
recessive allele

is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present
hybrid

organism that has two alleles for a trait

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Chapter 12.2

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