Genetics Terms

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What is the term for a grandfather or grandmother's generation in genetics?

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P1 generation

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What do we call the offspring of the P1 generation?

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F1 generation

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What is a genetics term that is synonymous with heterozygous?

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Hybrid

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What is the term for a physical trait caused by a gene?

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Phenotype

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What do we call an allele that is not expressed in the presence of a dominant allele?

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Recessive

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What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype

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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

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

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Monohybrid cross

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What is the expected phenotypic ratio in the offspring of a monohybrid cross?

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3:1

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

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Dihybrid cross