Intro to Genetics

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What is the term for having two of the same genes for a trait?

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Homozygous

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What are dominant traits?

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Traits that are expressed when an individual has at least one copy of the dominant allele.

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Mendel used pollen to fertilize selected ____ plants.

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Pea

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What is the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring called?

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Heredity

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Who is known as the father of modern Genetics?

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Gregor Mendel

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What is the term for different forms of a gene?

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Alleles

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What is the physical expression of a genetic trait?

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Phenotype

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What is the genetic makeup of an individual called?

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Genotype

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

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Heterozygous

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

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Law of Independent Assortment