Heredity Review!

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An organism's phenotype describes its __________.

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physical appearance

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What do you call a section of DNA that codes for a specific trait?

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gene

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Who worked with pea plants to prove that traits are passed from parent to offspring?

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Gregor Mendel

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An organism's genotype describes its __________.

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genetic makeup

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A dominant trait shows up __________.

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when at least one dominant allele is present

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A recessive trait only shows up when __________.

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two recessive alleles are present

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Purebred is another word for __________, while hybrid is another word for __________.

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homozygous; heterozygous

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Phenotype for the recessive trait? Options: brown eyes, green eyes, blue eyes

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blue eyes

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When one allele is not dominant over another, resulting in a blended phenotype for heterozygous offspring is considered...

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Incomplete Dominance

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In Mendel's study of pea plants, the P in P Generation stood for what?

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Parent