TEK B.8B Vocabulary Gnetics

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How do we represent a recessive allele?

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A little/lowercase letter.

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What is an allele?

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Different variations of a gene (represented by letters).

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What is heredity?

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Traits that are passed down from parents to offspring.

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What does heterozygous mean?

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Having two alleles that are different.

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How do we represent a dominant allele?

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A big/capital letter.

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What is a gene?

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A segment of DNA that determines a specific trait.

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What is a phenotype?

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The physical appearance or observable traits of an organism.

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What is a genotype?

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The genetic makeup of an organism, represented by alleles.

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What does homozygous mean?

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Having two alleles that are the same.

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What is a Punnett square?

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A diagram used to predict the outcome of a genetic cross.