Genetics Vocab (NGSS)

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What is the genetic make-up of an organism that codes for a trait?

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Genotype

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What are alternative forms of a gene called?

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Alleles

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What are segments of DNA called?

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Genes

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What type of bond connects nitrogen bases within DNA?

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Hydrogen bond

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In a genetic cross, if Yellow pea plants are dominant to Green pea plants, what percentage of offspring will be Yellow if one parent is homozygous dominant and the other is homozygous recessive?

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100% Yellow

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

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Phenotype

Front

What is the term for the different versions of a gene that can exist at a specific locus?

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Alleles

Front

What is the structure that carries genetic information in the form of genes?

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Chromosomes

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What is the process by which DNA is copied to produce two identical DNA molecules?

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DNA replication

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What is the term for the location of a gene on a chromosome?

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Locus