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| heredity | passing of traits from parents to offspring |
| allele | a different kind of trait of a pair represented on a gene |
| genetics | science of how traits are inherited through alleles passed from one generation to another |
| dominant gene | cancels recessive gene |
| recessive genes | offspring needs to have one gene from both parents to express trait |
| rigor mortis | when you die the position your body is in and it takes place within the 1st 24 to 36 hours after death |
| livor mortis | begins immediately after death and lasts up to 12 hours. Blood begins to settle into the parts of the body closest to the ground |
| physical evidence | whatever is found at the crime scene |
| chain of custody | every person who examines or handles the evidence must be accounted for |
| genes | basic unit of heredity |
| punnett square | represents possible outcomes of dominant and recessive genes |
| Gregor Mendel | experimented with pea plants developed rules of heredity |
| phenotype type | the outward physical manifestation of the organism: anything that is part of the observable physical structure, function, or behavior of a living organism |
| genotype | the internally coding, inheritable information carried by all living organisms. stored information used as a 'blueprint' or set of instructions for buildingd and maintaining a living creature |
