GeneticsVocab4A-C

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What is a characteristic of a species such as size or shape?

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Character

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What is a pattern of inheritance in a hybrid in which both traits are present but not blended?

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Codominance

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What is a form of a character such as tall or short?

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Trait

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What is the random change in the ratio of alleles in a population over time?

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Genetic drift

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What are the letters that symbolize an organism's alleles for a specific gene?

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Genotype

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What is the term for an organism that has two identical alleles for a trait?

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Purebred

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What is the term for an organism that has two different alleles for a trait?

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Hybrid

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What is the observable physical characteristic of an organism?

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Phenotype

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype

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What is the term for a trait that is expressed when at least one dominant allele is present?

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Dominant trait