Genetics and Heredity

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What is the term for the observable traits of an organism?

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Phenotype

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

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Genotype

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Who is known as the father of genetics?

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Gregor Mendel

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What do we call a trait that is expressed when at least one dominant allele is present?

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Dominant trait

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What do we call a trait that is only expressed when two recessive alleles are present?

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Recessive trait

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In a Punnett square, what do the letters represent?

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The alleles of the parents

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What is the probability of getting a homozygous recessive offspring from two heterozygous parents (Bb x Bb)?

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25% (bb)