Genetics Vocab

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What is the term for having two identical alleles for a trait?

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Homozygous

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What is the term for having two different alleles for a trait?

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Heterozygous

Front

What is a segment of DNA that codes for a specific trait?

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Gene

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How many alleles does each person carry for a trait?

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2

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What do we call the observable characteristics of an organism?

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Phenotype

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What do we call the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype

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What is the term for a version of a gene?

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Allele

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What is the term for the passing of traits from parents to offspring?

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Heredity

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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 the term for an allele that is masked by a dominant allele?

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Recessive allele