Genetics Review

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What is the physical appearance of an organism called?

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Phenotype

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What is the study of heredity called?

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Genetics

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What is a region of DNA that controls a trait?

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Gene

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What trait is represented by a lower case letter and hidden whenever the dominant allele is present?

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Recessive allele

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Which genotypes are homozygous?

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Both EE and tt

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

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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 a Punnett Square used for?

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To predict the genetic outcomes of a cross between two organisms.

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What do we call the different forms of a gene?

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Alleles

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What is the term for a cross between two individuals that examines one trait?

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Monohybrid cross