Intro to Heredity Vocab

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Phenotype?

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The physical trait

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Homozygous dominant genotype?

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AA

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Definition of genotype:

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Set of genes in DNA responsible for a trait.

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Heterozygous genotype?

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Bb

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In a heterozygous genotype, the ___________ allele dominates the phenotype.

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dominant

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Example of a homozygous recessive gene:

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dd

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Dominant alleles are represented by:

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capital letter

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Aa, DD, bB, yy are examples of

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genotypes

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Hair colour is an example of

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phenotype

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Mark is heterozygous for hair color (B = brown, b = blonde).

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Bb