Heredity Pre-Assessment S1

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What do your genes affect?

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Your genes affect how your body grows and looks.

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What are recessive genes?

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Recessive genes are weaker genes that hide when dominant genes are present.

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What do we call new plants that are related to their parents?

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Offspring.

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What does GG represent in genetics?

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Homozygous Dominant.

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What is a phenotype?

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The organism's physical appearance or visible traits.

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What is a genotype?

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An organism's genetic makeup.

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What are dominant genes?

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Strong genes that are in control of traits.

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What is heredity?

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The passing of traits from parents to offspring.

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What is a trait?

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A characteristic or feature of an organism.

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What is a purebred organism?

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An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait.