NCEA Level 1 Genetics - Practicing Alleles Basics (Vocab)

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Alleles/genotype: BB

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homozygous dominant

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Describe the alleles/genotype: Aa

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heterozygous

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Describe the alleles/genotype: ff

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homozygous recessive

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Homozygous: Pair of alleles in a genotype are both dominant or both recessive.

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Pair of alleles in a genotype are both dominant or both recessive.

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Heterozygous: pair of alleles in a genotype are different.

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Different alleles in a genotype.

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Allele?

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A version of a gene.

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What is a gene?

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A section of DNA that codes for a trait.

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Phenotype?

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Physical expression of a trait.

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Genotype definition

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A pair of alleles that code for a trait.

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Describe the genotype DD.

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homozygous dominant