Genetics Vocabulary practice

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What does heterozygous genotype look like?

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Front

What is an organism that has both alleles in the same form?

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Homozygous

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What do you call two different alleles for a trait?

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Heterozygous

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What is the term for physical traits like blue eyes or curly hair?

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Phenotype

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What is the genotype in relation to phenotype?

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The genotype is the set of alleles (letters), while the phenotype is the physical trait expressed.

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What is an allele?

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An allele is a variant form of a gene.

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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 genotype?

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A genotype is the genetic makeup of an organism, represented by letters.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Front

What does homozygous mean?

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Homozygous means having two identical alleles for a particular gene.

Front

What does heterozygous mean?

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Heterozygous means having two different alleles for a particular gene.