Mendelian Genetics and Punnett Squares

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Another word for homozygous is...

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purebred

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Which is the correct phenotype for this organism?

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blue

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This phenotype is more likely to be prominent in offspring

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Dominant genotype

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Dominant alleles are-

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capital

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What do we call the table used to calculate the probability of an offspring's genotype?

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Punnett square

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What is the definition of genotype?

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The genetic makeup of an organism, represented by alleles.

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What is the definition of phenotype?

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The observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism.

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What does it mean if an organism is heterozygous?

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It has two different alleles for a specific gene.

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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.

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What is the purpose of a Punnett square?

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To predict the genotypes and phenotypes of offspring from a genetic cross.