Genetics and DNA

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What are the small segments of a chromosome that help code for a trait?

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Genes

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What is an example of an inherited trait?

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I have Hazel eyes.

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What term describes the physical appearance of an organism?

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Phenotype

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What was Rosalind Franklin's significant contribution to genetics?

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X-ray photographs of DNA

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Who is known as the 'Father of Genetics'?

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Gregor Mendel

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

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Genotype

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What are variations in genes that can lead to different traits?

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Alleles

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What is the process by which traits are passed from parents to offspring?

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Inheritance

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

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Dominant trait

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

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Recessive trait