OSE - Genetics L1-6 Review*

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What describes a trait that covers over, or masks another form of that trait?

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Dominant

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What are the different forms of a gene called?

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Alleles

Front

What happens if a myostatin protein is partially formed?

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The animal will have somewhat bigger muscles than typical animals.

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What do you call two of the same alleles of the gene for a certain trait?

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Homozygous

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What is the study of heredity called?

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Genetics

Front

What is the term for a trait that is masked by a dominant trait?

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Recessive

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What is the physical expression of a trait called?

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Phenotype

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

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Genotype

Front

What is a segment of DNA that codes for a protein?

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Gene

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What are alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation?

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Alleles