Ch.11 Heredity

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What is the term for how a trait appears?

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Phenotype

Front

What do you call an organism that has two different alleles for a trait?

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Hybrid

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What is a trait that always shows up when the allele is present?

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Dominant allele

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What is a trait that is always hidden when the dominant allele is present?

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Recessive allele

Front

What are the different forms of a gene called?

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Allele

Front

What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

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Genotype

Front

What is the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics?

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Genetics

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What is the term for a genetic cross between parents with different traits?

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Hybridization

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What do you call the observable characteristics of an organism?

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Phenotype

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What is the term for an allele that masks the effect of another allele?

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Dominant allele