Genetics Flashcard

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What are genes?

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Genes are how traits get passed from parents to offspring.

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What set of chromosomes belongs to a healthy male?

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XY

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What is heredity?

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Heredity is the passing of coded instructions that specify traits from generation to generation.

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What is the passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next called?

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Heredity

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What are alleles?

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Alleles are the available forms of genes passed to offspring.

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What is the role of chromosomes in genetics?

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Chromosomes carry genetic information in the form of genes.

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What is a dominant allele?

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A dominant allele is an allele that expresses its trait even when paired with a different allele.

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What is a recessive allele?

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A recessive allele is an allele that only expresses its trait when paired with another recessive allele.

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What is the difference between genotype and phenotype?

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Genotype refers to the genetic makeup of an organism, while phenotype refers to the observable traits.

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What is a mutation?

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A mutation is a change in the DNA sequence that can lead to changes in traits.