Mendel's genetics for 7MTh

Mendel's genetics for 7MTh

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7th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a dominant allele?

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A dominant allele is an allele that shows up in the physical appearance of an organism, even if only one copy is present in a heterozygous genotype.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a recessive allele?

Back

A recessive allele is an allele that does not show up in the physical appearance of an organism unless two copies are present in a homozygous genotype.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does homozygous mean?

Back

Homozygous refers to having two identical alleles for a particular gene, such as 'gg' or 'BB'.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does heterozygous mean?

Back

Heterozygous refers to having two different alleles for a particular gene, such as 'Bb'.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How are dominant alleles represented?

Back

Dominant alleles are represented by a capital letter.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How are recessive alleles represented?

Back

Recessive alleles are represented by a lowercase letter.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How many alleles does an organism carry for a trait?

Back

An organism carries 2 alleles for each trait, one from each parent.

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