Unit 3 Review: Inheritance, Punnett squares, and Probability

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Genotype is the...

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organism's genetic makeup or allele combination.

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What happens to cells as you grow and heal?

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new body cells are formed.

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Gregor Mendel is known as the father of...

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Genetics.

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Alleles are...

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the different forms of a gene.

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What is true about dominant alleles?

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They are stronger than recessive alleles, represented by capital letters, and can mask or hide recessive alleles.

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What is a Punnett square?

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A diagram used to predict the outcome of a genetic cross.

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What does homozygous mean?

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Having two identical alleles for a particular gene.

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What does heterozygous mean?

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Having two different alleles for a particular gene.

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What is a phenotype?

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The physical appearance or observable traits of an organism.

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What is a recessive allele?

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An allele that is masked by a dominant allele and only expressed in a homozygous condition.