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Define heredity

is the passing of physical characteristics or traits, from parents to offspring.
Define genetics

the scientific study of heredity
Define fertilization

how a new organizem begins
Define purebred

an organism that's offspring of many generations that show the same form of a trait
Define alleles

are different forms of genes.
Define dominant allele

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

an allele that is hidden when the dominant allele is present.
define hybrid

is a organism hat has 2 diff allels

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2013-03-12T15:26:42Z

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