Genetics Vocabulary Flashcard

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An organism with two alleles that are the same (TT or tt)

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Homozygous

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An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present; capital letters

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Dominant

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The different forms of a trait that make up a gene, R OR r

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Allele

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EE or ee

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Homozygous/Purebred

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Ee

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Heterozygous/Hybrid

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An allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present; lowercase letters

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Recessive

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The genetic makeup of an organism

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Genotype

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The physical appearance of an organism based on its genotype

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Phenotype

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The passing of traits from parents to offspring

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Heredity

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A segment of DNA that codes for a specific trait

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Gene