Genetics and Heredity

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What is the definition of a recessive allele?

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A recessive allele is a variant of a gene that must be present in two copies (homozygous) for it to be expressed in the phenotype.

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What are the alleles of the genotype 'mm'?

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Recessive alleles.

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What are the alleles of the genotype 'bb'?

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bb represents two recessive alleles.

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What are the alleles of the genotype 'Ff'?

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Ff represents one dominant allele (F) and one recessive allele (f).

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Who is known as the Father of Genetics?

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Gregor Mendel is known as the Father of Genetics.

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In genetics, what does 'T' represent in the context of height?

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'T' represents the dominant allele for tallness.

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In genetics, what does 't' represent in the context of height?

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't' represents the recessive allele for shortness.

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What is a Punnett square used for?

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A Punnett square is used to predict the genotypes of offspring from parental crosses.

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What is the genotype for a homozygous recessive individual?

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The genotype for a homozygous recessive individual is represented as 'tt'.

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What is the genotype for a homozygous dominant individual?

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The genotype for a homozygous dominant individual is represented as 'TT'.