Genetics Vocabulary Quick Review

Two identical alleles for the same trait.

• Heterozygous

• Homozygous

• Dominant

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Two different alleles for the same trait.

• Heterozygous

• Homonzygous

• Dominant

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Physical characteristics, or visible traits of an organism

• phenotype

• genotype

• trait

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Genetic letters/Makeup of an organism

• Genotype

• Allele

• Phenotype

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The physical characteristic an organism inherits from parents

• Behavior

• Skill

• Traits

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The allele that is weaker and will not show if a dominant allele is present

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Traits

Which of the following is a Phenotype?

• Bb

• Brown Eyes

Which of the following is an example of Genotype?

• Tt

• Tall

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Which of the following Genotypes would be considered heterozygous

• BB

• gg

• Ff

• TT

Includes the law of dominance, law of segregation, and law of independent assortment...

• Mendelian genetics

• Alabamian Genetics

• Quantifiable Genetics

• Yo Mamma's Genetics