Genetics Vocab

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The passing on of traits from parent to offspring is known as...

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Heredity

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Which is homozygous?

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SS

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The study of heredity is known as...

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Genetics

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Traits that are masked by others are known as...

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Recessive traits

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What refers to the alleles from each parent which control a trait, for example Tt, TT, or tt?

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Genotype

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What is the observable physical characteristic of an organism called?

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Phenotype

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What type of allele is expressed when present, masking the effect of a recessive allele?

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Dominant trait

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What do you call the different forms of a gene?

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Alleles

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If an organism has two different alleles for a trait, it is said to be...

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Heterozygous

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

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Genotype