Heredity

Front

What is an organism's genetic makeup or allele called?

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Genotype

Front

What do you call an organism that has two different alleles for a trait?

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Hybrid

Front

What is the term for the passing of physical characteristics, or traits, from parent to offspring?

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Heredity

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Front

What is the term for an organism that has two different alleles for a trait?

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Heterozygous

Front

What is a chart that shows all the possible ways alleles can combine in a genetic cross?

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Punnett square

Front

What is the term for an organism that has identical alleles for a trait?

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Homozygous

Front

What is the observable physical or biochemical characteristic of an organism called?

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Phenotype

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Front

What is the principle that states that alleles for different traits are distributed to gametes independently of one another?

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Law of Independent Assortment

Front

What is the genetic makeup of an organism that can be represented by letters (e.g., AA, Aa, aa)?

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Genotype

Front

What is the term for a cross between two individuals that are heterozygous for a single trait?

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Monohybrid cross