Monohybrid Cross Flashcard

Front

What is a diagram used to predict the outcome of a cross or breeding experiment?

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Punnet Square

Front

What type of allele always shows up in an organism when it is present?

Back

Dominant

Front

In a genetic cross, if a child displays the recessive trait, what does this indicate about their alleles?

Back

The child has two recessive alleles.

Front

What is the unique molecule that has a twisted ladder shape (double helix)?

Back

DNA

Front

What is a small section of the gene that consists of a phosphate, sugar, and base?

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Nucleotide

Front

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

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Heterozygous

Front

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

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Homozygous

Front

What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

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Genotype

Front

What is the physical appearance of an organism called?

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Phenotype

Front

What is the term for the alternative forms of a gene?

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Alleles