Genetics Vocabulary

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What is a model used to predict all the possible genotypes and phenotypes of an organism's offspring?

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Punnett Square

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What is a genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor and is represented by a capital letter?

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Dominant trait

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What is a section of a chromosome that carries the information for a specific trait like hair color or eye color?

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Gene

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What is a change in the original DNA sequence during replication called?

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Mutation

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How does a trait PHYSICALLY appear in an organism?

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Phenotype

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism, represented by letters?

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Genotype

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What term describes an organism that has two identical alleles for a trait?

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Homozygous

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What term describes an organism that has two different alleles for a trait?

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Heterozygous

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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 is the term for the genetic information passed from parents to offspring?

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Heredity

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