Basic Genetics Vocabulary

An Organism's physical appearance is its

• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Chromosome
• Allele

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You have two alleles on each gene.  Where do you alleles come from?

• From the grandparent you most resemble
• Your parents
• Your siblings
• You make them by yourself

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Phenotype is 

• The number of Chromosomes
• Physical apperance determined by the alleles
• Number genes
• The particular alleles or letter combination

the genetic make-up; the alleles (letters)

• genotype

• phenotype

Study of how traits are inherited 

• Traits
• Genetics
• DNA
• Chromosomes

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A trait that overpowers the other trait, the stronger gene.

• Purebred
• Hybrid
• Dominant
• Recessive

A trait that disappears, the weaker gene

• Purebred
• Hybrid
• Dominant
• Recessive

The different FORMS of a gene:

• Alleles

• Gene

• Purebred

• Hybrid

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the passing of traits from parents to offspring

• heredity

• trait

• genetics

• allele

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The passing along of genes from parent to offspring

• Acquired Traits

• Genotype

• Heredity

• Phenotype

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