Genetics Review

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What is the scientific process of exchanging genetic material between homologous chromosomes during meiosis?

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Crossing over

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What are the different forms of a gene called?

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Alleles

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What type of inheritance occurs when two alleles blend together in the phenotype?

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Incomplete Dominance

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Which genotype represents homozygous dominant?

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AA

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What is an example of a phenotype?

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Red hair

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What is the term for the observable characteristics of an organism?

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Phenotype

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What is the term for an organism's genetic makeup?

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Genotype

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What type of inheritance occurs when both alleles are expressed equally in the phenotype?

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Co-Dominance

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What is the process by which DNA is copied to produce RNA?

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Transcription

Front

What is the term for a cross between two individuals that examines one trait?

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Monohybrid cross