genetics vocabulary

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What is the weaker trait that requires two genes for it to show up in an organism?

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Recessive

Front

What do the genotypes nn, ww, and gg represent?

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Homozygous recessive

Front

What is the science that studies how traits are inherited through the interactions of alleles?

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Genetics

Front

What term describes a purebred organism with the same gene pair?

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Homozygous

Front

What do the genotypes Rr and Ff represent?

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Heterozygous

Front

What is the term for a trait that can mask the presence of another trait?

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Dominant

Front

What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

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Genotype

Front

What is the physical appearance of an organism based on its genotype?

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Phenotype

Front

What are different forms of a gene called?

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Alleles

Front

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

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Heterozygous