Chapter 5- Genetics (Life Science)

An allele that can be hidden, or "masked" by another allele.

• recessive
• dominant
  trait
• dominant

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A trait that overpowers or hides another.

• trait
• dominant
• chromosomes

The study of heredity is called?

• botony
• genetics
• inheritology

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The physical appearance of an organism's is called its?

• genotype
• phenotype
• pedigree

In a Punnett square, a capital letter stands for a _______ gene.

• heterozygous
• recessive
• dominant

Different forms of a gene that can be dominant or recessive

• chromosomes

• alleles

• hybrid crosses

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Having two of the same alleles of a gene. Example: BB

• homozygous

• heterozygous

Having two different alleles of a gene. Example: Bb

• Heterozygous

• Homozygous

Who is considered the "father" of modern genetics?

• Einstein

• Mendel

• Disney

• Washington

What type of "square" helps us solve genetic problems?

• carpenter square
• Mendel square
• Punnett square
• genetic square

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