Genetics 2021

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What describes an organism that has 2 different alleles for a trait?

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Hybrid

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What is an allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present?

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Dominant allele

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What is the passing of phenotypic traits from parents to offspring?

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Heredity

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What is having two identical alleles for a trait?

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Homozygous

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What is a coiled structure of DNA and protein that forms in the cell nucleus during cell division?

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Chromosome

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype

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What is the physical appearance or visible traits of an organism?

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Phenotype

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What are different forms of a gene called?

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Alleles

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

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Genetics

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What is a segment of DNA that codes for a protein or trait?

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Gene