Dominant/Recessive

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What percentage of DNA do you inherit from your mom?

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50%

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What is homozygous dominant? Give an example.

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Homozygous dominant means having two identical dominant alleles. Example: MM.

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What color hair would a guinea pig have if it got a recessive gene (h) from mom and a dominant gene (H) from dad?

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Black hair.

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What is a dominant trait?

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A trait that will always be expressed if one copy of an allele is present.

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What is a recessive trait?

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A trait that is only expressed when two copies of the allele are present.

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What is the genotype for wrinkled peas?

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rr.

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Define allele.

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An allele is a variant form of a gene.

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What does homozygous mean?

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Having two identical alleles for a trait.

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What does heterozygous mean?

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Having two different alleles for a trait.

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What is the phenotype of an organism?

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The observable characteristics or traits of an organism.