Lesson Check: Inheritance

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A change in the genetic code

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mutation

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Which of the following is NOT an example of a trait?

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species

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Bird A has the genotype ll for bill length, and Bird B is LL. The bills of their offspring would be:

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long in 100% of the offspring.

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How can a student begin to understand science better?

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By correctly using vocabulary.

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The genes involved in a given trait

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genotype

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The observable characteristics of an organism

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phenotype

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An organism with two identical alleles for a trait

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homozygous

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An organism with two different alleles for a trait

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heterozygous

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The physical expression of a trait in an organism

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phenotype

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The genetic makeup of an organism

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genotype