Genetics Vocabulary Review

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What is one form of a gene?

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Allele

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What is an organism's combination of genes for a trait?

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Genotype

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What do you call having two of the same genes for a trait (sometimes called purebred)?

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Homozygous

Front

What is a characteristic of an organism?

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Trait

Front

Which of the following is an example of a phenotype?

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Red Hair

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What is the term for different forms of a gene?

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Alleles

Front

What is the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype

Front

What do you call an organism with two different alleles for a trait?

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Heterozygous

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What is the observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism?

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Phenotype

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What is the term for a segment of DNA that codes for a protein?

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Gene