Karyotype Review

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What are phenotypes?

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Phenotypes are the observable traits or characteristics of an organism, such as eye color, height, and freckles.

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What is mitosis?

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Mitosis is the process of cellular division that results in two identical daughter cells, each with the same genetic material as the parent cell.

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What is the significance of genotypes?

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Genotypes are the genetic makeup of an organism, representing the alleles inherited from its parents, which determine the potential traits.

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What are alleles?

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Alleles are different versions of a gene that can exist at a specific locus on a chromosome, influencing variations in traits.

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What is meiosis?

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Meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, producing four genetically diverse gametes.

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What does heredity mean?

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Heredity is the passing of traits from parents to offspring through genes.

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What is a chromosome?

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A chromosome is a long strand of DNA that contains many genes and is found in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.

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What is a trait?

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A trait is a specific characteristic of an organism, which can be influenced by genetics and the environment.

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What is a genetic code?

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The genetic code is the set of rules by which information encoded in genetic material is translated into proteins.

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What is a phenotype that skips generations?

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A phenotype that skips generations occurs when a trait is not expressed in the parents but appears in the offspring due to recessive alleles.