Genetics- Punnett Squares

Front

What are physical characteristics of an organism?

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Traits

Front

What is it called when both alleles in a genotype are the same?

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Homozygous

Front

What is the probability for white fur if B = brown fur and b = white fur in a Punnett square?

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50%

Front

An organism’s physical expression of a trait is called a(n)

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phenotype

Front

What allele combination should go in the missing box?

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Aa

Front

What is the term for different forms of a gene?

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Alleles

Front

What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

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Genotype

Front

What is the term for the observable traits of an organism?

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Phenotype

Front

In a Punnett square, what does a capital letter represent?

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A dominant allele

Front

In a Punnett square, what does a lowercase letter represent?

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A recessive allele