heredity review

Front

What type of dominance is shown when a black-fur dog and a white-fur dog produce puppies with both black and white spots?

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Codominance

Front

What does heterozygous mean?

Back

The alleles are different.

Front

What is a chart used to show all the ways genes from two parents can combine and be passed to offspring?

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Punnett Square

Front

What term describes the physical appearance of an organism?

Back

Phenotype

Front

What is the genetic makeup of an animal or plant called?

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Genotype

Front

What is the term for having two identical alleles for a trait?

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Homozygous

Front

What is the term for having two different alleles for a trait?

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Heterozygous

Front

What is the observable characteristic of an organism called?

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Phenotype

Front

What is the term for a trait that is expressed only when two copies of the allele are present?

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Recessive trait

Front

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

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Dominant trait