genetics

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What is heredity?

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The passing down of traits from parents to children.

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What is the result of crossing two heterozygous (Tt) tall pea plants?

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75% tall and 25% short.

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What are TT, tt, PP, pp, SS, ss examples of?

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Homozygous.

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What is the phenotype of the offspring when a tall plant (TT) is crossed with a tall plant (Tt)?

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50% homozygous dominant; 50% heterozygous; 100% tall.

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Is ff homozygous or heterozygous?

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Homozygous.

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What is a genotype?

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The genetic makeup of an organism, represented by alleles.

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What is a phenotype?

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The observable physical characteristics of an organism.

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What does homozygous mean?

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Having two identical alleles for a particular gene.

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What does heterozygous mean?

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Having two different alleles for a particular gene.

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What is an allele?

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A variant form of a gene.