Genetics / Pedigree Chart

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Tt is-

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heterozygous

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A dominant allele is represented by a ______ letter.

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capital

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How many alleles (letters) does a child get from each parent for each trait?

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1

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The physical appearance or the way a gene looks is known as its....

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phenotype

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Which is a true statement about this picture? Brown is recessive, Brown is dominant, Blue is dominant.

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Brown is dominant

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

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genotype

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What do we call the observable traits of an organism?

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phenotype

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If an organism has two identical alleles for a trait, it is said to be...

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homozygous

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If an organism has two different alleles for a trait, it is said to be...

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heterozygous

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What is the purpose of a pedigree chart?

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To track inheritance patterns of traits across generations.