LS Genetics 2024

Front

What is the phenotype of an organism with genotype Tt?

Back

tall

Front

Are recessive traits shown with capital or lowercase letters?

Back

Lowercase

Front

What is the physical appearance of a gene called?

Back

phenotype

Front

How many alleles do you inherit from EACH parent for a specific trait?

Back

1

Front

How are dominant alleles represented?

Back

capital letter

Front

What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?

Back

genotype

Front

What do we call different forms of a gene?

Back

alleles

Front

If an organism has two identical alleles for a trait, what is it called?

Back

homozygous

Front

If an organism has two different alleles for a trait, what is it called?

Back

heterozygous

Front

What is the term for a trait that is masked by a dominant trait?

Back

recessive trait