Genetics Vocab Practice

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What is the study of heredity?

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Genetics

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What is the physical appearance of a trait in an organism?

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Phenotype

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Who is known as the 'Father of Genetics'?

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Gregor Mendel

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What is an allele whose trait is hidden when a dominant allele is present?

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Recessive

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What is an allele whose trait will always show up in an organism if it is present?

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Dominant

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype

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What term describes different forms of a gene?

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Alleles

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What is the term for a cross between two individuals to study inheritance?

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Genetic Cross

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

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Phenotype

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What is the term for the combination of alleles for a specific gene?

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Genotype