Genetics : Study guide

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What does genotype refer to?

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The possible combination of alleles in a gene.

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What is the term for the different forms of a trait?

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Alleles.

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What is a physical characteristic that can be passed from parent to offspring?

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Trait.

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If 'T' is the allele for tall and 't' is the allele for short, what would Tt produce?

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Tall.

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What is the term for when a long-haired rabbit and a short-haired rabbit produce offspring with a medium-length coat?

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Incomplete dominance.

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What is the basic unit of heredity?

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Gene.

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What are the structures that carry genetic information?

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Chromosomes.

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What is the difference between dominant and recessive alleles?

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Dominant alleles express their traits even when only one copy is present, while recessive alleles require two copies to express their traits.

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What is the process by which traits are passed from parents to offspring?

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Heredity.

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What is a phenotype?

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The physical expression of a genotype.