Gregor Mendel and Genetics

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What is the branch of science that studies heredity?

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Genetics

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What are units of heredity made up of DNA?

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Genes

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What is a trait that prevents or masks the showing of another trait called?

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Dominant trait

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What is a table used to predict what traits offspring will have based on what traits the parents have?

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Punnett Square

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Who is Gregor Mendel?

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An Austrian Monk from the mid 1800s who contributed to the study of Genetics.

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What is heredity?

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The passing of traits from parents to offspring.

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What are chromosomes?

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Structures within cells that contain DNA and carry genetic information.

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What is a recessive trait?

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A trait that is masked by a dominant trait and only shows when two recessive alleles are present.

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What is the difference between genotype and phenotype?

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

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What is a homozygous genotype?

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A genotype consisting of two identical alleles for a particular trait.