Ashley Haselton

Heredity

The passing of physical characteristics, or traits, from parents to offspring.
Genetics

The scientific study of heredity.
Fertilization

A process in which a new organism begins to form when egg and sperm cells join.
Purebred

The offspring of many new generations that show the same form of a trait.
Alleles

The different forms in a gene.
Dominant Allele

One whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present.
Recessive Allele

One whose trait is always hidden whenever the dominant allele is present.
Hybrid

Is an organism that has two different alleles for a trait.

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Chapter 12.2

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