Probability and Genetics Concepts

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

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Genotype

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What type of trait is expressed if one copy of the allele is present?

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Dominant trait

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What is an example of homozygous recessive alleles?

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bb

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What is the genotype for a yellow plant if G = green and g = yellow?

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gg

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What do you call it when the alleles in a genotype are different?

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Heterozygous

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What is the term for a trait that is expressed only when two copies of the allele are present?

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Recessive trait

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What is the difference between genotype and phenotype?

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Genotype refers to the genetic makeup, while phenotype refers to the observable traits.

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If an organism has the genotype Bb, what is its phenotype if B is dominant?

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The phenotype will be the dominant trait.

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What does homozygous mean?

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Having two identical alleles for a particular gene.

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What does heterozygous mean?

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Having two different alleles for a particular gene.