Genetics Vocab

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The passing on of traits from parent to offspring is known as...

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Heredity

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The study of heredity is known as...

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Genetics

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Geneticists can use this to predict the possible genotypes of offspring

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Punnett Square

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The name for an organism that has two of the same alleles for a trait (ex. TT or tt) is ...

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Homozygous

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Which is heterozygous?

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Tt

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What is the term for different forms of a gene?

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Alleles

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What is the observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism called?

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Phenotype

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What do we call an organism with two different alleles for a trait?

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Heterozygous

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

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Genotype

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

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Recessive trait