discordance
disagreement, see nonconcordance.
discrete trait
a biological characteristic that takes on distinct values and properties
discrimination
policies and practices that harm and disadvantage a group and
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
the molecule that encodes heredity information.
dominant allele
an allele that masks the effect of the other allele
double helix
the DNA looks like a long twisted ladder. The sides
Emancipation
freedom from legalized slavery gained by most enslaved persons of
essentialism
the idea that all things have an underlying or true
ethnicity
an idea similar to race that groups people according to
ethnocentrism
the deeply felt belief that your own cultural ways are
