Unit 6 Part 2 & 3 Vocabulary

genetic makeup of an organism (ex: Tt)

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​Genotype

physical traits of an organism
(ex: height, eye color)

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​Phenotype

2 alleles that are the SAME​

​Homozygous

2 alleles that are DIFFERENT

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Heterozygous

An allele that is only shown when a domiant allele is not present

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​Recessive

Allele that is always expressed over a recessive allele when present

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​Dominant

physical characteristic caused by a gene

​Trait

choosing individuals to breed based off of desired traits

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​Selective Breeding

Making an copy that has the exact same DNA

​Cloning

technique used to determine indivduals from one another based on DNA fragment size

​DNA Fingerprint