Genetics Vocabulary Review

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Different forms of a gene

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Allele

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An organism's combination of genes for a trait

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Genotype

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Example of Genotype

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Tt

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Describes a trait that covers over, or dominates, another form of that trait

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Dominant

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Example of a phenotype

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Red Hair

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The physical expression of a trait

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Phenotype

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An organism with two identical alleles for a trait

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Homozygous

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An organism with two different alleles for a trait

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Heterozygous

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The principle that states that some alleles are dominant and others are recessive

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Law of Dominance

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The genetic makeup of an organism

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Genotype