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3387712905Geneis a section on a chromosome that has genetic information for one trait0
3387713105AllelesThe different forms of a gene1
3387713328PhenotypeGeneticists call how a trait appears this2
3387714861GenotypeThe two alleles that control the phenotype of a trait3
3387715147HomozygousWhen two alleles of a gene are the same4
3387715495HeterozygousIf the two alleles of a gene are different5
3387716448Punnet squareis a model used to predict possible genotypes and phenotypes of offspring6
3387716832Incomplete dominancewhen the offspring's phenotype is a combination of the parents' phenotypes7
3387717419CodominanceWhen both alleles can be observed in a phenotype8
3387718078Polygenic InheritanceOccurs when multiple genes determine the phenotype of a trait9

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