genetics, punnett squares, heredity

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What is an organism’s genetic makeup called?

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Genotype

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How is the dominant allele represented when writing allele pairs?

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As a capital letter

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In a species of plant, if purple (P) is dominant to white (p), what is the probability of an offspring being purple if both parents are heterozygous?

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100%

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What is the probability that the offspring's alleles will be homozygous dominant if both parents are heterozygous?

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0%

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How are recessive alleles represented?

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By a lowercase letter

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What is the term for the physical expression of a trait?

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Phenotype

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What does it mean if an organism is homozygous?

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It has two identical alleles for a trait.

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What does it mean if an organism is heterozygous?

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It has two different alleles for a trait.

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What is a Punnett Square used for?

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To predict the genetic outcomes of a cross between two organisms.

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If a plant has the genotype Pp, what are the possible gametes it can produce?

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P and p