Genetics

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Heredity is the passing of traits from __________ to __________.

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parents to offspring.

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What is the physical appearance of an organism based on traits?

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Phenotype.

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What term describes the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype.

Front

Is 'short' a genotype or phenotype?

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Phenotype.

Front

You inherit half of your DNA from your mother and half from __________?

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Your father.

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What is the term for different forms of a gene?

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Alleles.

Front

What is the process by which cells divide to form gametes?

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Meiosis.

Front

What is the term for the observable characteristics of an organism?

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Phenotype.

Front

What do we call the genetic constitution of an individual?

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Genotype.

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If an organism has two identical alleles for a trait, it is said to be __________?

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Homozygous.