Basic Genetics Vocab

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Alleles represented by a lowercase letter (r).

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recessive

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Alleles represented by uppercase letters (R).

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dominant

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The pair of alleles for a trait.

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Genotype

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Term meaning "same genes."

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Homozygous

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Term meaning "different genes."

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Heterozygous

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Heterozygous genotype?

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Hh

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Homozygous recessive genotype?

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hh

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Homozygous dominant genotype?

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HH

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Genotype codes for the physical expression of a trait. This is called ___________.

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phenotype

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Green pea plant (Gg) crossed with yellow pea plant (gg) results in:

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50% heterozygous and 50% homozygous recessive