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Basic Genetics of Traits
Remember: All humans have two copies of every gene - one from their mother and one from their father.

==== __Genotype-__ the actual copies of the genes that the human carries (TT, Rr, XX, Xy, Cc) ==== ==== __P____henotype__- the expression of genes (traits) (An example is blood type, detached or attached ear lobe, eye color, intelligence, etc. ) ==== ==== __Dominant-__ when one copy of a gene "overpowers" the other and is ultimately expressed (For example, in humans, the unattached ear lobe gene copy is dominant over the attached ear lobe gene copy, RR or Rr.) The opposite of __Dominant__is __Recessive__. This is where there must be two copies of the recessive gene copy in order for the recessive trait to be expressed. (For example, in humans, the attached ear lobe gene copy is recessive to the attached ear lobe gene copy, rr.) ====

==== __Co-Dominant-__ when both copies of the gene are expressed (For example, in rhododendrons) ====
 * Figure 1. Dominant/Recessive: Unattached vs. Attached Ear Lobes in Human (Dominant/Recessive)**

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**Figure 2. Co-dominance: Red and white rhododendrons** =====

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Table 1. Blood genotypes and phenotypes (dominant, recessive, and co-dominance) =====



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