Traits and Inheritance

the entire genetic makeup of an organism; the combination of genes for one or more specific traits

• phenotype
• gene
• genotype
• allele

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one of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic

• allele
• phenotype
• gene
• genetic variation

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If a plant with the genotype Pp is allowed to self-pollinate, what are the possible genotypes of the offspring

• PP, pp, pp, PP
• Pp, Pp, Pp, Pp
• Pp, PP, pp, PP
• PP, Pp, pP, pp

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an organism's appearance or other detectable characteristic

• phenotype
• genotype
• gene
• allele

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the differences in the sets of alleles between individuals in a population

• phenotype
• genotype
• gene
• genetic variation

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If a plant with the genotype PP is crossed with a plant with the genotype pp, what are the possible genotypes of the offspring?

• PP, pp pp, PP
• Pp, Pp, Pp, Pp
• Pp, PP, pp, PP
• PP, Pp, pP, pp

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The mathematical chance that something will happen is known as 

• possibility
• probability
• percentage
• product

one set of instructions for an inherited trait

• phenotype
• genotype
• gene
• genetic variation

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An example of how several genes influence one trait is

• eye color and fur color in a white tiger
• shades of eye color in humans 
• whether a pea seed is smooth or wrinkled 
• whether a pea flower is purple or white

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