Genetics Vocabulary

Front

Who is known as the 'Father of Genetics'?

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Gregor Mendel

Front

What do you call an organism with two alleles that are the same?

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Purebred

Front

What is the term for the actual gene makeup of an organism?

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Genotype

Front

What is the term for the physical appearance or visible characteristic of an organism?

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Phenotype

Front

What trait is represented by a lower case letter?

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Recessive

Front

What is the term for different forms of a gene?

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Alleles

Front

What do you call the observable traits of an organism?

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Phenotype

Front

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

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Hybrid

Front

What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism that includes both dominant and recessive alleles?

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Genotype

Front

What do you call a trait that is expressed when at least one dominant allele is present?

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Dominant Trait