Genetics Vocabulary Review

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What is another term to describe two of the same alleles?

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Purebred

Front

What do we call it when two alleles for a trait are the same?

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Homozygous

Front

What is the term for the appearance of an organism based on its genotype, plus environmental factors?

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Phenotype

Front

What is the condition when the dominant allele does not completely mask the recessive allele?

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Incomplete Dominance

Front

What do we call a characteristic or trait that is a result of environmental influences?

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Acquired Trait

Front

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

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Heterozygous

Front

What is a trait that is expressed when at least one dominant allele is present?

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Dominant Trait

Front

What is a trait that is only expressed when two recessive alleles are present?

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Recessive Trait

Front

What do we call the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype

Front

What is the term for a trait that is passed from parents to offspring?

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Inherited Trait