Genetics

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What can the principles of probability be used for in genetics?

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To predict the traits of the offspring of genetic crosses.

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What do we call organisms that have two identical alleles for a particular trait?

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Homozygous.

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When Gregor Mendel crossed a tall plant with a short plant, what did the F1 plants inherit?

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One allele from each parent.

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What genetic process is described by the exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes?

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Crossing-over.

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What is variation in human skin color an example of?

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Polygenic traits.

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What is the term for an organism that has two different alleles for a particular trait?

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Heterozygous.

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

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Genotype.

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What is the physical appearance of an organism called?

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Phenotype.

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What is the term for the different forms of a gene?

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Alleles.

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What principle states that alleles for different traits are distributed to gametes independently of one another?

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Independent assortment.