All terms in this list:
Sexual reproduction: A type of reproduction that requires a partner
gene: A unit of heredity; a segment of DNA or RNA that is transmitted from one generation to the next, and that carries genetic information such as the sequence of amino acids for a protein.
heredity: Hereditary transmission of the physical and genetic qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants.
allele: One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position on a chromosome.
phenotype: the observable characteristics or the traits of an organism
genotype: The combination of alleles, situated on corresponding chromosomes, that determines a specific trait of an individual, such as "Aa" or "aa".
dominate: a term that describes the allele that determines the phenotype
recessive: a term that describes an allele that is not expressed
homozygous: having 2 like genes for a trait
heterozygous: having 2 different genes for a trait
punnet square: a chart used to show all the way genes
pedigree: a chart that shows family relationship
mutation: a sudden change in genetic material
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