Heredity review

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What is heredity?

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The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring.

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What is the definition of a phenotype?

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A physical characteristic of an organism.

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Which genotype represents purebred dominant?

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AA

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Which genotype represents purebred recessive?

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aa

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What are the possible phenotypes in a genetic cross with green and yellow traits?

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Green and yellow.

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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 an allele?

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Different forms of a gene that can exist at a specific locus.

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What does homozygous mean?

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Having two identical alleles for a particular gene.

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What does heterozygous mean?

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Having two different alleles for a particular gene.

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What is a genotype?

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The genetic makeup of an organism.