Heredity and Genetics

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What is a Punnet Square?

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A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross.

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What does it mean when an organism is heterozygous?

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It means the organism has two different alleles for a trait.

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What are mutations?

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Mutations are changes in DNA.

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Which genotype is heterozygous?

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Rr is heterozygous.

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What is a phenotype?

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The physical appearance of an organism's traits.

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What is a genotype?

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The genetic makeup of an organism, represented by alleles.

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What does homozygous mean?

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An organism is homozygous when it has two identical alleles for a trait.

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What is heredity?

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Heredity is the passing of traits from parents to offspring.

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What is the difference between phenotype and genotype?

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Phenotype refers to physical traits, while genotype refers to genetic makeup.

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What is an allele?

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An allele is a variant form of a gene.