Genetics

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What is the genotype for a homozygous dominant offspring?

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RR

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What is the phenotype for an organism with genotype BB?

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blue

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Which of the following is a hybrid genotype?

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Bb

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How are dominant alleles represented?

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By an upper case letter

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What is a heterozygous dominant genotype?

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Gg

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What does the term 'allele' refer to?

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

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What is the difference between genotype and phenotype?

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Genotype refers to the genetic makeup, while phenotype refers to the observable traits.

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What is a Punnett square used for?

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To predict the genotypes of offspring from parental crosses.

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What does homozygous mean?

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Having two identical alleles for a particular gene.

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What does heterozygous mean?

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Having two different alleles for a particular gene.