Heredity and Genetics

Front

Who used plants to study the way traits are passed from parent to offspring?

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Mendel

Front

What describes a trait that is covered over, or masked by another form of that trait?

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Recessive

Front

What do we call the offspring that result from cross breeding?

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Hybrid

Front

What is a model that helps make genetic predictions?

Back

Punnett square

Front

In a pedigree, what do circles represent?

Back

Females

Front

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

Back

Phenotype

Front

What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

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Genotype

Front

What type of allele is expressed when two different alleles are present?

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Dominant

Front

What is the term for a cross between two individuals that examines one trait?

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Monohybrid cross

Front

What is the term for a cross that examines two traits at the same time?

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Dihybrid cross