Genetics Intro

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When an organism has two of the same alleles, it is called

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homozygous

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In genetics, this refers to an organism that carries two dominant or two recessive alleles for a given trait: _____

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purebred

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Which of the following would produce a recessive phenotype?

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hh

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The set of genes carried by an organism; i.e. TT, Tt, tt is called a _____

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genotype

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An observable characteristic is called a _____

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trait

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What is the term for different forms of a gene?

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alleles

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What do we call the physical expression of a trait?

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phenotype

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If an organism has one dominant and one recessive allele, it is called

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heterozygous

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism referred to as?

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genotype

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What is the term for a cross between two individuals to study inheritance?

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genetic cross