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GENES—basic unit of heredity carried by the
chromosomes: code for features of organisms
CHROMOSOMES—a structure that transfers hereditary
information to the next generation
FEATURES—structure, characteristic or behavior of an
organism..eye color, fur pattern, etc.
TRAITS—specific way a feature is is expressed in an
organism
INHERIT—receive a characteristic from one’s parent
passed by genetic transmission
ALLELES—variations of genes that determine traits in
an organism—2 alleles on 2 chromosomes constitute a
gen
GENOTYPE—an organism’s particular combination of
paired alleles
PHENOTYPE—the traits produced by the genotype …
the expression of the gene