Heredity

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Why did Mendel choose to study pea plants in order to learn how traits are passed from parent to offspring?

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Pea plants grow quickly.

Front

What is the appearance of an organism, or how it looks?

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Phenotype.

Front

What term means 'Different Gene'?

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Heterozygous.

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What is a trait that is ALWAYS present and causes the other traits to disappear?

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Dominant trait.

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What is the study of how traits are passed on, or inherited?

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Genetics.

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What is the term for a trait that is masked by a dominant trait?

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Recessive trait.

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What do we call an organism with two identical alleles for a trait?

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Homozygous.

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

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Genotype.

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What is the term for the physical expression of a trait?

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Phenotype.

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What is the probability of obtaining a dominant trait from a heterozygous parent?

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50%.