Genetics Terms

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What is the term for the offspring of the F1 generation?

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F2 generation

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What is the scientific study of heredity called?

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Genetics

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What do we call a physical trait caused by a gene?

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Phenotype

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What is the total DNA blueprint for an organism known as?

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Genome

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What is the combination of alleles that produce a trait called?

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Genotype

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What is the term for different forms of a gene?

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Alleles

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What is the observable expression of a genotype?

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Phenotype

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype

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What is the process by which traits are passed from parents to offspring?

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Heredity

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What is the term for a cross between two individuals that are homozygous for different alleles?

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Monohybrid cross