REVIEW - Inheritance of traits

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What is a dominant allele?

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An allele that expresses its trait in the presence of another allele.

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What is the genotype of heterozygous green?

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Gg

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Who is known as the Father of Genetics?

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Gregor Mendel

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What is the phenotype of AA?

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homozygous axial

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What are the possible genotypes for a dominant trait of brown eyes?

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BB or Bb

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What is a recessive allele?

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An allele that only expresses its trait when paired with another recessive allele.

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Define genotype.

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The genetic makeup of an organism, represented by alleles.

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Define phenotype.

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The observable characteristics or traits of an organism.

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What does homozygous mean?

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Having two identical alleles for a particular gene.

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What does heterozygous mean?

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Having two different alleles for a particular gene.