Inheritance

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What is the term for an organism’s physical appearance, or visible traits?

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Phenotype

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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What are the examples of genetic makeup represented by letters, such as Aa, DD, Ba, and yy?

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Genotypes

Front

How many chromosomes do human cells have?

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46

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What allele combination represents a heterozygous genotype?

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Aa

Front

Which of the following is homozygous dominant: Yy, Y, yy, YY?

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YY

Front

What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?

Back

Genotype

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

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What is the difference between homozygous and heterozygous?

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Homozygous means having two identical alleles for a trait, while heterozygous means having two different alleles.

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What is an allele?

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An allele is a variant form of a gene that can produce different traits.

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What does it mean if an organism is homozygous recessive?

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It means the organism has two identical recessive alleles for a trait.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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What is the principle of segregation in genetics?

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The principle of segregation states that during the formation of gametes, the two alleles for a trait separate from each other.