Genetics

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What is the yellow seed genotype?

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AA or Aa

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An organism's inherited appearance is called _______.

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phenotype

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Which of the choices is recessive?

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bb

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Purple flowers are dominant to white flowers. What would the phenotype for a flower with genotype PP be?

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purple

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If a gene has dissimilar (different) pairs of alleles (like Tt) for any hereditary characteristic it is called

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heterozygous

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What is a genotype?

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The genetic makeup of an organism.

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What is a phenotype?

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The physical appearance of an organism.

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What does dominant mean in genetics?

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A dominant allele is one that expresses its trait even when paired with a different allele.

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What does recessive mean in genetics?

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A recessive allele only expresses its trait when paired with another recessive allele.

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What is homozygous?

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Having two identical alleles for a particular gene.