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What is the genotype of an organism that is heterozygous for a trait?

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Aa

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a ___________ is a letter combination of an allele

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genotype

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The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring:

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Heredity

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How would you describe an organism's genotype?

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The set of alleles an organism possesses.

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Which term best describes an organism with two identical alleles for a trait?

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Homozygous

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What is the term for an organism with two different alleles for a trait?

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Heterozygous

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What is the physical expression of a trait called?

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Phenotype

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What do we call the different forms of a gene?

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Alleles

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What is the principle that states that alleles for different traits are distributed to gametes independently?

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Law of Independent Assortment

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What is the term for a trait that is expressed when at least one dominant allele is present?

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Dominant trait