Mendel and Laws of Inheritance

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What is the genotype for a homozygous dominant offspring with round seeds?

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RR

Front

What are pairs of genes that control the same trait called?

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alleles

Front

What is Mendel's principle that states the pair of alleles of each parent separate and only one allele passes to an offspring?

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Segregation

Front

What is the Law that states each parent only passes on ONE allele to each offspring?

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Segregation

Front

What is the phenotype for an organism with genotype BB?

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blue

Front

What is the term for the physical expression of a trait?

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phenotype

Front

What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?

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genotype

Front

What is the principle that states alleles for different traits are distributed to gametes independently of one another?

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Independent Assortment

Front

What is the term for an organism that has two different alleles for a trait?

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heterozygous

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What is the term for an organism that has two identical alleles for a trait?

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homozygous