Dominant & Recessive Traits Vocab Review

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Different versions of a gene are called?

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Alleles

Front

What is the genetic makeup of an organism, expressed as a combination of letters?

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Genotype

Front

When two alleles for a trait are identical, they are said to be?

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Homozygous

Front

What is the term for the stronger allele that is expressed when one or more copies are present?

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Dominant

Front

The physical characteristics expressed through alleles are known as?

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Phenotypes

Front

What do we call the genetic makeup that consists of two different alleles for a trait?

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Heterozygous

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What is the term for a trait that is only expressed when two recessive alleles are present?

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Recessive

Front

What is the observable expression of a trait in an organism?

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Phenotype

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What is the term for a genetic cross that examines the inheritance of a single trait?

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Monohybrid cross

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What is the principle that states that alleles for different traits are distributed to gametes independently of one another?

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Independent assortment