Genes, Chromosomes, and Alleles

Front

What are different variations of genes called?

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Alleles

Front

What tool can we use to predict what traits offspring will have?

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Punnett Square

Front

What are the small coded strands of DNA material that carry traits called?

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Genes

Front

What type of allele is expressed whether there are one or two copies present?

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Dominant

Front

What is the set of genes possessed by someone called?

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Genotype

Front

What is the physical expression of a trait in an organism?

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Phenotype

Front

What is the process called when a cell divides to form gametes?

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Meiosis

Front

What is the term for an allele that is only expressed when two copies are present?

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Recessive

Front

What is the structure that contains DNA and is found in the nucleus of a cell?

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Chromosome

Front

What is the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype