T4.1 Patterns of Inheritance (CP)

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What is the modern term used to replace 'factor'?

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Gene

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Heredity is the passing of traits from ______ to offspring.

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parents

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What does it mean for an organism to be homozygous?

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It has two identical alleles.

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What is a phenotype?

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The organism's physical appearance or visible traits.

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In a heterozygous genotype, the alleles are represented as ____.

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B) Gg

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What is a genotype?

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The genetic makeup of an organism.

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What are alleles?

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

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What does it mean for an organism to be heterozygous?

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It has two different alleles.

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What is the difference between dominant and recessive alleles?

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Dominant alleles express their trait even if only one copy is present; recessive alleles require two copies to express their trait.

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What is a Punnett square used for?

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To predict the genotypes and phenotypes of offspring from a genetic cross.