| A | B |
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| Characteristics | Those things that allow us to tell each other apart,( Ex: eye color) |
| Genes | Inherited bits of information passed from parents cells to offspring cells. |
| Inherited Traits | Traits that are passed from parent to Offspring |
| Offspring | The "children" from two parents |
| Trait | A single version of a characteristic (Ex: Blue eyes) |
| Asexual Reproduction | An individual who makes an exact copy of itself Ex: Bacteria |
| Clone | An offspring that is identical to the parent: produced asexually |
| Mutation | A gene that is reproduced in a slightly different way than the original (parent) gene |
| Sexual Reproduction | A method of reproduction for most animals and plants, traits are inherited from 2 parents, not one. |
| Alleles | There are 2 copies of a gene for each characteristic of a trait. An allele is one (1) version of that gene. |
| Dominant | A trait on the genes that that masks or hides the presence of the other allele for a given trait. |
| Recessive | A trait on the genes that is hidden or masked if a dominant gene is present |
| Homozygous | An organism that has one type of alleles (r,r) |
| Heterozygous | An organism that has two (2) types of alleles (R,r) |
| Punnett Square | A diagram used to determine the probability of traits as a result of sexual reproduction |
| Co-Dominant | Neither trait is dominant over the other and they are equal in strength. An example occurs when an animal has both brown and black spots |
| Incomplete Dominance | Neither trait is dominant over the other and a "blending' |
| Pedigree | Data that was collected on a specific train within a family tree. |
| DNA Fingerprinting | A unique set of "fingerprints" extracted from the DNA |
