Heredity

Front

What is the physical appearance of a gene?

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Phenotype

Front

Who is known as the father of modern day genetics?

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Gregor Mendel

Front

What is the term for the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring?

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Heredity

Front

What does the genotype Dd represent?

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Dominant

Front

What is an organism's appearance or other detectable characteristic called?

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Phenotype

Front

What is the term for a segment of DNA that determines a specific trait?

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Gene

Front

What do we call different forms of a gene?

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Alleles

Front

What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

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Genotype

Front

What is the term for an organism that has two identical alleles for a trait?

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Homozygous

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What is the term for an organism that has two different alleles for a trait?

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Heterozygous