Genetics

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What is genetics?

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Genetics is the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.

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What does homozygous mean?

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Homozygous refers to having two identical alleles for a particular trait.

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What does heterozygous mean?

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Heterozygous refers to having two different alleles for a particular trait.

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What are alleles?

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

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What is a Punnett Square?

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A Punnett Square is a diagram used to predict the outcome of a genetic cross.

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What is the P generation in genetics?

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The P generation, or parental generation, is the first set of parents crossed in a genetic study.

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What is the F1 generation?

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The F1 generation is the first generation of offspring from the P generation.

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What is the F2 generation?

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The F2 generation is the second generation of offspring, produced by crossing F1 individuals.

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What is codominance?

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Codominance is a genetic scenario where both alleles in a heterozygote are fully expressed.

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What are traits?

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Traits are physical characteristics that are studied in genetics.