Punnett Square

Front

What is it called when an organism has two different alleles for a trait?

Back

Heterozygous

Front

An organism that has one dominant and one recessive allele for height is _____?

Back

heterozygous

Front

What is an allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present?

Back

Dominant Allele

Front

A factor that covers up another factor is _____?

Back

Dominant

Front

Punnett squares can be used to predict the probability of:

Back

having an inherited disease or a genetically determined physical trait

Front

What do we call an organism with two identical alleles for a trait?

Back

Homozygous

Front

What is the term for the physical appearance of an organism?

Back

Phenotype

Front

What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

Back

Genotype

Front

What do we call the alternative forms of a gene?

Back

Alleles

Front

If a dominant allele is represented by 'A', how is the recessive allele represented?

Back

'a' (lowercase)