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What is a recessive trait?

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A recessive trait is a trait that is not expressed in the presence of a dominant trait. It only appears when an individual has two copies of the recessive allele.

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What is heredity?

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Heredity is the passing of traits from parent to offspring.

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What is a dominant trait?

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A dominant trait is a trait that is expressed or appears in the phenotype even when only one copy of the allele is present.

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Who is known as the father of genetics?

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Gregor Mendel is known as the father of genetics for his work on inheritance patterns in pea plants.

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What are alleles?

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Alleles are different forms of a gene that can exist at a specific locus on a chromosome.

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What does homozygous mean?

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Homozygous refers to having two identical alleles for a particular gene.

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What does heterozygous mean?

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Heterozygous refers to having two different alleles for a particular gene.

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What is a genotype?

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A genotype is the genetic makeup of an individual, consisting of the alleles inherited from both parents.

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What is a phenotype?

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A phenotype is the observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism, determined by its genotype.

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What is the principle of segregation?

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The principle of segregation states that during the formation of gametes, the two alleles for a trait separate from each other.