Punnett Squares & Pedigree Charts

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Term for an individual with a pair of the same alleles for a trait.

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homozygous

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An individual with two different alleles for a specific trait is said to be _____________. Options: homozygous, heterogenous, homogenous, heterozygous

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heterozygous

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Of 12 hamsters just born, 9 have brown fur and 3 have white fur. The trait for white fur is considered to be ________.

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recessive

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Phenotype refers to the _________ of an individual

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physical appearance

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When the genotype consists of a dominant and a recessive allele, the phenotype will be like the ______________ allele.

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dominant

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Gregor Mendel developed some basic principles of heredity by ______________. Options: breeding fruit flies, cutting off the tails of mice, crossing pea plants, growing bacteria in a laboratory

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crossing pea plants

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An organism that has two identical genes for a trait is said to be _________.

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homozygous for the trait

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Heredity information for traits is located in _____________.

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genes of chromosomes

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Which of these would best be described as a phenotype? Options: blue eyes, mutation, Bb, Tt

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blue eyes

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Probability of short offspring from Tt x tt cross using Punnett square.

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50%