Genetics

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What does the genotype of an organism describe?

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The genetic make-up of a trait.

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What type of genes only takes 1 in a gene pair for a trait to show up?

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Dominant genes.

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What is a physical feature that you are born with called?

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Inherited trait.

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Which field of study deals with the transmission of inherited traits from one generation to another?

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Genetics.

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True or False: A trait is a physical feature, part of an organism's outward appearance.

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True.

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What is the term for a gene that can be masked by a dominant gene?

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Recessive gene.

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What is the basic unit of heredity in living organisms?

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Gene.

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

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Phenotype.

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What is the term for the genetic constitution of an individual?

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Genotype.

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What do we call the different forms of a gene?

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Alleles.