Genetics

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Where is the majority of DNA stored within a cell?

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Nucleus

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A physical feature that you are born with is called what?

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Inherited trait

Front

True or False: An instinct is a natural behavior that an organism is born knowing how to do automatically.

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True

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True or False: A trait is a physical feature, part of an organism's outward appearance.

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True

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If something is homozygous, it can also be called what?

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Purebred

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

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Genotype

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What is the observable physical characteristic of an organism?

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Phenotype

Front

What is the term for a trait that is passed from parents to offspring?

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Inherited trait

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What do you call a trait that is not inherited but developed through interaction with the environment?

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Acquired trait

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What is the difference between dominant and recessive alleles?

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Dominant alleles mask the effect of recessive alleles in heterozygous conditions.