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Genetics
The study of heredity
Gregor Mendel
The father of modern genetics
Chromosomes
found in the nucleus and carry genes
1822
Year Gregor Mendel was born
pea plants
plant studied by Gregor Mendel
Genotype
The genetic makeup of an organism
Alleles
varients or differences in a gene
Phenotype
An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits.
Dominant
appear in organisms with only one copy of an allele
Recessive
appear in organisms with two copies of the allele
Both
Genetically determined characteristics come from
_________________ parents.
Homozygous Dominant
organism carries two copies of the same dominant allele