Genetics Vocab

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In peas, long stems (A) are dominant over short stems (a). A heterozygous long stem (Aa) is crossed with a homozygous long stem (AA). Parent's genotypes?

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Aa, AA

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Homozygous individual:

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Have a pair of identical alleles.

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Heterozygous individual:

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Have a pair of different alleles.

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An organism's genotype is coded for by

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alleles

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Organism's phenotype?

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Physical characteristics.

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The ________ trait is expressed in the phenotype if the genotype is heterozygous.

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dominant

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Alternate form of a gene for a specific trait

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allele

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Observable traits of an organism

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phenotype

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Term for the allele that determines phenotype when two different copies are present.

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dominant

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Phenotype ratio for brown cat with short tail?

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9/16