7th grade Genetics

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What is the entire genetic makeup of an organism called?

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Genotype

Front

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

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Homozygous

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What is the term for having 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 specific location on a chromosome that determines a particular trait?

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Gene

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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What do we call the different forms of a gene?

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Alleles

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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If an organism has the genotype Bb, what does 'B' represent?

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Dominant allele

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If an organism has the genotype bb, what does 'b' represent?

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Recessive allele

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism that is homozygous dominant for a trait?

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TT

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism that is homozygous recessive for a trait?

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tt