Genetics Review

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Different versions of the same gene are known as...

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alleles

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In sexual reproduction, what percentage of the offspring's genetic material comes from the male parent?

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50%

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If the trait for being tall (T) is dominant to being short (t), the offspring from which square will be short?

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square 4

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Heterozygous is when...

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the alleles are different

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What you see, or the physical appearance is called...

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Phenotype

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The genetic makeup of an organism is known as...

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genotype

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When both alleles are the same, the organism is said to be...

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homozygous

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The observable traits of an organism are referred to as its...

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phenotype

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In a Punnett square, the letters represent...

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alleles

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The allele that masks the effect of another allele is called...

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dominant