Genetics/Evolution/Genetic engineering

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What is the genotype for a purple flower if green is dominant?

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Which organism is the closest relative of humans according to a cladogram?

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Hare

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Which organism is least related to birds according to a cladogram?

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Sharks

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What term refers to the different possibilities of a gene?

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Allele

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What must exist in a species for natural selection to occur?

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Variation

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What is the definition of a dominant allele?

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

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What is a recessive allele?

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An allele that only expresses its trait when two copies are present.

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What is a Punnett Square used for?

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To predict the genotypes of offspring from parental genotypes.

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Define natural selection.

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The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

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What is genetic variation?

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Differences in DNA sequences among individuals in a population.