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| Mendel | Father of Genetics |
| Heredity | passing of traits from parent to offspring |
| Genetics | study of heredity |
| genes | factors that control traits |
| traits | features or characteristics |
| alleles | different versions of genes |
| dominant | gene that shows itself; covers a recessive |
| recessive | gene that it covered by a dominant |
| genotype | genetic makeup of organism |
| phenotype | physical appearance of organism |
| homozygous | two of the same genes paired together |
| heterozygous | two different genes paired together |
| punnett square | used to predict genetic crosses |
| RR | example of homozygous dominant genotype |
| Rr | example of heterozygous genotype |
| probability | chance of something happening |
| hybrid | receive different alleles from parents |
