Gene - a section of DNA that codes for a protein, Alleles - different forms of a gene, Dominant alleles - always show up in the phenotype of an organism, even if there is only one copy present, Recessive alleles - only show up in the organism if they are paired with another copy of the recessive allele, Phenotype - describes the physical appearance of an organism, Genotype  - describes the set of genes an organism possesses , Homozygous - organism possess the same alleles for one characteristic, Heterozygous - organism possess different alleles for one characteristic, Punnet square - diagram showing how alleles for one trait are passed from parents to offspring , P generation - original parents, F1 generation - offspring of P generation, F2 generation - offspring of F1 generation, Monohybrid cross - study of the inheritance of one characteristic, Dihybrid cross - study of the inheritance of two characteristics,

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