Genetics Vocabulary

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What are traits that are masked by others called?

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Recessive traits

Front

What are traits that can mask others and are represented by a capital letter called?

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Dominant traits

Front

What genotype is represented by two different alleles for the same trait, such as 'Tt' or 'Ww'?

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Heterozygous

Front

What genotype must a flower have to express the recessive trait (white flowers)?

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Front

Who is known as the father of genetics?

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Gregor Mendel

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What is the term for the physical appearance of a trait?

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Phenotype

Front

What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype

Front

What are the different forms of a gene called?

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Alleles

Front

What is the term for a cross between two individuals to study inheritance?

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Genetic cross

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What is the principle that states that alleles for different traits are distributed to gametes independently?

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Law of Independent Assortment