Mendelian Genetics

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What is the mathematical prediction of possible genetic variation?

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Punnett Square

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

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What is the field of science that studies how traits are passed on, or inherited?

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Genetics

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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What are alleles that are expressed in lowercase letters called?

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Recessive

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What do you call two different genes for a trait, such as Bb?

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Heterozygous

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What is a gene?

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A piece of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a trait.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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What is the term for the observable characteristics of an organism?

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Phenotype

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What do you call the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

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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 an organism that has two identical alleles for a trait?

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Homozygous

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What is the expected phenotypic ratio in a monohybrid cross?

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3:1