Mendel, Genetics, Punnett Squares

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What are Punnett Squares used for?

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Punnett Squares are used to find out the probability of a gene being observed in offspring.

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What is an example of a genotype?

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Rr

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What does 'aa' always show up as?

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Recessive

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What is the phenotype of the offspring if A is Brown hair and a is blond hair?

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75% Brown Hair and 25% Blond Hair

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What does a homozygous dominant allele look like?

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AA

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Define genotype.

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Genotype refers to the genetic makeup of an organism, represented by alleles.

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Define phenotype.

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Phenotype refers to the observable characteristics or traits of an organism.

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What is the difference between dominant and recessive alleles?

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Dominant alleles express their trait even if only one copy is present, while recessive alleles require two copies to express their trait.

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What is a homozygous genotype?

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A homozygous genotype has two identical alleles for a trait, such as AA or aa.

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What is a heterozygous genotype?

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A heterozygous genotype has two different alleles for a trait, such as Aa.