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Involves two parents and combines their genetic material to produce a new organism that differs from both parents.
a) genes
b) sexual reproduction
c) asexual reproduction
d) traits

Involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent.
a) genes
b) reproduction
c) sexual reproduction
d) asexual reproduction

The passgae of genetic instructions from one generation to the next generation.
a) inherit
b) traits
c) genes
d) heredity

Located in the nucleus of a cell and contains the information needed for growth of an organism.
a) traits
b) DNA
c) genes
d) chromosomes

Contains genes from each parent. Each person has 23 pair. Hold all genetic material
a) genes
b) traits
c) chromosomes
d) DNA

The individual characteristic instructions for the organism.
a) traits
b) genes
c) chromosomes
d) heredity

The forms of a trait that a gene may have.
a) allele
b) gene
c) chromosome
d) trait

The study of how traits are inherited through the interactions of alleles in DNA.
a) heredity
b) genetics
c) traits
d) genes

An orgaism that always produces offspring with the same form of a trait as the parent.
a) genes
b) reproduction
c) traits
d) purebred

A trait that covers up the other form of the trait
a) recessive
b) genes
c) sexual reproduction
d) dominant

The trait that is being covered up by the dominant trait. Hiding,but not gone.
a) dominant
b) traits
c) recessive
d) stronger

An organism with two alleles that are the same.
a) copycat
b) homozygous
c) heterozygous
d) traits

An organism with two different alleles for a trait
a) genes
b) homozygous
c) allele
d) heterozygous

The gene order for an organism. Letter combination.
a) allele
b) phenotype
c) traits
d) genotype

The physical appearance of an organism.
a) phenotype
b) traits
c) genotype
d) chromosome

A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross.
a) pedigree
b) reproduction
c) punnett square
d) tic tac toe

Characteristics that are inherited.
a) genes
b) traits
c) chromosomes
d) alleles

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