11/6 Genetics

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What is a Punnett square?

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A tool used to predict the outcome of genetic crosses.

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What is the difference between genotype and phenotype?

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Genotype refers to the genetic makeup, while phenotype refers to the observable characteristics.

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Where was Gregor Mendel from?

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Austria.

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Who is known as the father of genetics?

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Gregor Mendel.

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What is a trait in genetics?

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A characteristic or feature of an organism.

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What does homozygous mean?

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Having two identical alleles for a particular gene.

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What does heterozygous mean?

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Having two different alleles for a particular gene.

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What is the law of segregation?

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The principle that during the formation of gametes, the two alleles for a trait separate from each other.

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What is the law of independent assortment?

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The principle that alleles for different traits are distributed to gametes independently of one another.

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What is a dominant allele?

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An allele that expresses its phenotype even in the presence of a recessive allele.