Genetics Review

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Who is considered the 'father' of modern genetics?

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Mendel

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What is the term for the observable traits of an organism?

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Phenotype

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What does a Punnett Square determine?

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All the outcomes of a genetic cross.

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What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype

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In genetics, what does dominant mean?

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A dominant allele is one that expresses its trait even in the presence of a recessive allele.

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What is the relationship between alleles and traits?

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Alleles are different forms of a gene that determine specific traits.

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What is the purpose of a Punnett Square?

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To predict the genetic outcomes of a cross between two organisms.

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If brown fur color is dominant over black fur color, what is the phenotype of an organism with genotype Aa?

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Brown fur.

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What base does adenine bond with in DNA?

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Thymine.

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What are the four bases of DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine.