What is a genotype?
Heredity and Punnett Squares

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A genotype is the genetic makeup of an organism, represented by the alleles it possesses (e.g., Hh, HH, hh).
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What is a phenotype?
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A phenotype is the observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism, determined by its genotype and environment.
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Define homozygous. What are the two types?
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Homozygous means having two identical alleles for a particular gene. The two types are homozygous dominant (e.g., HH) and homozygous recessive (e.g., hh).
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Define heterozygous. What does it mean?
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Heterozygous means having two different alleles for a particular gene (e.g., Hh).
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What is a dominant trait?
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A dominant trait is a characteristic that is expressed in the phenotype even when only one copy of the allele is present (e.g., yellow pea seeds).
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What is a recessive trait?
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A recessive trait is a characteristic that is expressed in the phenotype only when two copies of the allele are present (e.g., white fur color in the absence of a dominant allele).
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What does a Punnett square illustrate?
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A Punnett square is a diagram used to predict the genotypes and phenotypes of offspring from a genetic cross.
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