Unit 6-Genetics & Heredity

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What is a phenotype?

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The physical feature of a trait.

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What is the name of the building block of DNA?

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Nucleotide.

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Which is a heterozygous genotype?

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Hh.

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What is a Punnett square?

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A diagram used to predict the outcome of a genetic cross.

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What is the term for a form of a gene?

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Allele.

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What is a genotype?

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The genetic makeup represented in letters.

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What is heredity?

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The passing of traits from parents to offspring.

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What is a dominant allele?

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An allele that expresses its trait even in the presence of a recessive allele.

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What is a recessive allele?

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An allele that expresses its trait only when two copies are present.

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What is a trait?

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A characteristic that is inherited.