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Inheritence!
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- 1GeneA sequence of bases on a DNA molecule that codes for a protein which results in a characteristic
- 2AlleleA different version of a gene. Most plants/animals have two alleles of each gene. The order of bases in each allele is slightly different - code for different versions of the same characteristic
- 3GenotypeThe alleles an organism has
- 4PhenotypeThe characteristics the alleles produce. Physical expression
- 5DominantCharacteristics appear in the phenotype even in there is only one copy.
CAPITAL LETTER - 6RecessiveCharacteristics appear if two copies are present
LITTLE LETTER - 7LocusFixed position of a gene on a chromosome
- 8HomozygoteCarries two copies of the same allele - BB or bb
- 9HeterozygoteCarries two different alleles - Bb
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