Genetics Vocab

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What is the term for having two of the same alleles for a trait?

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Homozygous

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What is the study of how traits are inherited called?

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Genetics

Front

What do we call the different forms of a gene?

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Allele

Front

What is the genetic makeup of a trait known as?

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Genotype

Front

What describes an allele's inability to mask the dominant form?

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Recessive

Front

What is the observable physical characteristic of an organism?

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Phenotype

Front

What is a tool used to predict the probability of certain traits in offspring?

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Punnett Square

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What are the thread-like structures made of DNA that carry genetic information?

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Chromosomes

Front

What is the term for an organism that has two different alleles for a trait?

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Heterozygous

Front

What is the dominant allele represented by in genetic notation?

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Uppercase letter (e.g., T)