LS.10b-Heredity

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What is heredity?

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Heredity is the passing of traits from parents to offspring through genes.

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Who is known as the father of genetics?

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Gregor Mendel is known as the father of genetics for his work on pea plants.

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What is a recessive trait?

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A recessive trait is a trait that is only expressed when two recessive alleles are present. Example: Blue eyes.

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What does heterozygous mean?

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Heterozygous refers to having two different alleles for a specific gene, such as Tt.

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What is an inherited trait?

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An inherited trait is a characteristic that is passed down from parents to their offspring, such as having blue eyes.

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What are genes?

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Genes are segments of DNA that determine specific traits in an organism.

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What is the difference between dominant and recessive alleles?

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Dominant alleles mask the effect of recessive alleles in a heterozygous genotype.

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What is a genotype?

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A genotype is the genetic makeup of an organism, represented by the alleles it possesses.

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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.

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What is a purebred organism?

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A purebred organism has two identical alleles for a trait, such as TT or tt.