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BIOLOGY GLOSSARYlun-villung capacity. Amount of air thelungs can hold.muscle fatigue. When muscles gettired from doing work.navel.A belly button.offspring. Children of humans (alsoof animals and plants).palm. The width across a hand, notincluding the thumb.peripheral vision. Ability to beaware of objects off to the sidewhile staring straight ahead.phenotype. Refers to the visibletrait. BB and Bb both producebrown eyes, so they have the samephenotype.PTC. Phenylthiocarbimide. A harmlesschemical used to distinguish tastersfrom nontasters, a trait inheritedfrom parents.pulse. Number of heartbeats perminute.pure trait. A trait where the allelesare the same, such as BB or bb •transfusion. Getting blood fromanother person.tree diagram.used to showpassed on toultimate height.will grow.A sketch that can behow physical traits areoffspring.How tall a personuniversal donor. Persons with bloodtype AB. Their blood can be givento persons with all other blood types.universal recipient.blood type O. Theyother blood types.Persons withcan receive allvilli. Tiny projections in the smallintestine that aid in digestion.J,.radius.A bone in the lower arm.reaction time. Amount of time neededto respond to a stimulus.recessive trait. Will be seen onlywhen a recessive allele is pairedwith another recessive allele. Ineye color blue (b) is recessive, sothe combination bb will produce blueeyes.span. The distance from the tip ofthe thumb to the tip of the littlefinger when a hand is spread out asfar as possible.tibia.A bone in the lower leg.174