Genetics Vocab 2

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Dominant Trait

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The trait that covers up the other form of the trait.

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Recessive Trait

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A trait that is apparent only when two recessive alleles for the same characteristic are inherited.

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Purebred

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An individual that has two of the same allele (homozygous).

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Codominant Trait

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In a diploid organism, two different alleles of a gene that are both expressed in a heterozygous individual.

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Heterozygous

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An organism that has two different alleles for a trait (e.g., Hh).

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Homozygous

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An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait.

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Allele

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Different forms of a gene that can exist at a specific locus on a chromosome.

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Genotype

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The genetic makeup of an organism, represented by the alleles it possesses.

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Phenotype

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The observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism, determined by its genotype.

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Diploid

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A cell or organism that has two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent.