NCEA Level 1 Genetics - Practicing Alleles Basics (Vocab)

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How would you describe the following pair of alleles/genotype? BB

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homozygous dominant

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Describe the genotype: Aa

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heterozygous

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How would you describe the following pair of alleles/genotype? ff

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homozygous recessive

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homozygous

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The pair of alleles in a genotype are both dominant or both recessive

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Heterozygous

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The pair of alleles in a genotype are different

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What is an allele?

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A version of a gene

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What is a gene?

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A section of DNA that codes for a trait

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Phenotype

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The physical expression of a trait

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Genotype

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A pair of alleles that code for a trait

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How would you describe the following pair of alleles/genotype? DD

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homozygous dominant