Basic Genetics Vocabulary

The study of heredity:

• Heredity

• Biology

• Genetics

• Chemistry

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The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring:

• Genetics

• Biology

• Heredity

• Ecology

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An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present.

• Dominant allele

• Recessive allele

An allele that is masked/hidden when a dominant allele is present.

• Dominant allele

• Recessive allele

An organism’s genetic makeup; the pair of alleles for a trait is called a(n)

• dominant trait

• genotype

• phenotype

• recessive trait

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Mon . Feb 12th ~~~ 2/12 ..... Another word for homozygous is ___________

• short

• hybrid

• purebred

• star

two identical (same) alleles for a trait

• genotype

• phenotype

• homozygous

• heterozygous

the study of heredity

• humanity

• inheritance

• biology

• genetics

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The offspring of many generations that have the SAME traits.

• Purebred

• Hybrid

• Dominant allele

• Recessive allele

An organism that has two different alleles for a trait.

• Purebred

• Hybrid

• Dominant allele

• Recessive allele