Genetics

Front

The passing of physical characteristics from parent to offspring is __________.

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heredity

Front

An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.

Back

recessive allele

Front

Which of the following is homozygous dominant? Yy, Y, yy, YY

Back

YY

Front

What allele combination should go in the missing box? AA, Aa, aa, none of these

Back

Aa

Front

An organism’s genetic makeup or allele combination.

Back

Genotype

Front

The observable physical traits of an organism are called __________.

Back

phenotype

Front

A segment of DNA that determines a specific trait is known as a __________.

Back

gene

Front

Different forms of a gene are called __________.

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alleles

Front

The genetic makeup of an organism is referred to as its __________.

Back

genotype

Front

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

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heterozygous