Heredity Review

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Who was the monk who first experimented with genetics of plants?

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Gregor Mendel

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Hair color and eye color are examples of a person's....

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phenotype

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If B = brown hair and b = blonde hair, what is the probability of brown hair?

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75%

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The passing of traits from parents to offspring is known as....

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heredity

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What do you call one segment (piece) of DNA that codes for one genetic trait?

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a gene

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What is the basic unit of heredity that is passed from parents to offspring?

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a gene

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What is the physical expression of a genetic trait called?

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phenotype

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What do you call the genetic makeup of an organism?

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genotype

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What is the term for an allele that masks the effect of another allele?

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dominant allele

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What is the term for an allele that is masked by a dominant allele?

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recessive allele