An organism with two of the same alleles for a trait is called?
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Homozygous
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What is a section of DNA that codes for a specific trait called?
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Gene
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A mistake the cell makes when copying DNA, which can be positive, negative, or neutral, is called?
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Mutation
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The information stored within a gene that tells us about the trait but cannot be physically seen is called?
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Genotype
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Which type of allele is always expressed when present and is represented using capital letters?
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Dominant allele
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What do we call the physical expression of a trait in an organism?
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Phenotype
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What is the term for different forms of a gene?
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Alleles
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