Genetics Vocab

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What is the term for an organism that has two of the same alleles for a trait?

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Homozygous

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What are different forms of a gene called?

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Alleles

Front

What is the term for how an organism physically looks based on its genotype?

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Phenotype

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What do we call traits that are masked by others?

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Recessive traits

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Who is known as the father of genetics?

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Gregor Mendel

Front

What is the term for an organism that has two different alleles for a 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 type of trait can mask the expression of another trait?

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Dominant trait

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What is the observable characteristic of an organism?

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Phenotype

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What is the term for a cross between two individuals to study inheritance?

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Genetic cross