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How are traits inherited?
Vocabulary
heredity- the passing of genetic material from parents to offspring
gene- segments of DNA found in chromosomes that give instructions for producing a certain characteristic
allele- different version of a gene
genotype- the combination of alleles that you inherited from your parents
phenotype- your observable traits
dominant- contributes to the phenotype if one or more copies are present
recessive- contributes to the phenotype only when two copies of it are present
incomplete dominance- when each allele in a heterozygous individual influences the phenotype
codominance- when both alleles in a heterozygous individual contributes to the phenotype
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