genetics, punnett squares, heredity

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What is the dominant allele represented by when writing allele pairs?

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A capital letter.

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What is an organism’s genetic makeup called?

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Genotype.

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In a Punnett square, if B = brown fur and b = white fur, what is the probability of getting white fur?

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50%.

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What are the probabilities of the phenotype(s) of the offspring if A = Brown hair and a = blond hair?

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75% Brown Hair and 25% Blond Hair.

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How are recessive alleles represented?

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By a lowercase letter.

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What is a Punnett square used for?

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To predict the genetic outcomes of a cross between two organisms.

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What does phenotype refer to?

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The observable traits of an organism.

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What does homozygous mean?

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Having two identical alleles for a trait.

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What does heterozygous mean?

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Having two different alleles for a trait.

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What is the purpose of using capital and lowercase letters in genetics?

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To distinguish between dominant and recessive alleles.