Heredity and Genetics

Front

What controls the traits of an organism?

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Gene

Front

Which genotypes are heterozygous?

Back

Rr

Front

What is the allele combination or genetic makeup of an organism?

Back

Genotype

Front

What is an example of a phenotype?

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Blue eyes

Front

What is the gene whose trait will always show up?

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Dominant Allele

Front

What is the term for a trait that is masked by a dominant allele?

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Recessive Allele

Front

What do we call the physical expression of a trait?

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Phenotype

Front

What is the term for having two identical alleles for a trait?

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Homozygous

Front

What is the term for having two different alleles for a trait?

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Heterozygous

Front

What is the genetic makeup of an organism represented by letters?

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Genotype