Genetics Practice

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What are dominant alleles represented by?

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Capital letter

Front

Which genotype is heterozygous?

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Bb

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What is hair color an example of?

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Phenotype

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How many alleles do you inherit from EACH parent for a specific trait?

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1

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What is the physical appearance of a trait known as?

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Phenotype

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What are recessive alleles represented by?

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Lowercase letter

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What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype

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What is the difference between genotype and phenotype?

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Genotype is the genetic makeup; phenotype is the physical appearance.

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What does homozygous mean?

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Having two identical alleles for a trait.

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What does heterozygous mean?

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Having two different alleles for a trait.