Genetics and DNA Review

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DNA is stored in the _________ of cells.

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Nucleus

Front

Which is heterozygous?

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Aa

Front

G = green, g = yellow. The genotype for a yellow plant is...

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gg

Front

The study of heredity is called ___________.

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genetics

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B = brown eyes, b = blue eyes. What is true about these two brothers that have brown eyes? One has genotype BB the other Bb.

Back

They have same phenotype but different genotypes.

Front

What is the basic unit of heredity?

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Gene

Front

What is the structure that carries genetic information?

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DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)

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What are the two types of alleles?

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Dominant and Recessive

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What is the phenotype of an organism?

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The observable traits of an organism.

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What is a genotype?

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The genetic makeup of an organism.