Dihybrid Crosses

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

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Genotype

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What is the phenotype?

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The physical trait that is expressed.

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Which genotype is heterozygous?

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Bb

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What is a dihybrid cross?

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A genetic cross involving two traits.

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What goes in box 6 of a Punnett square for a dihybrid cross?

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AaBB

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What are alleles?

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Different forms of a gene.

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What is a dominant allele?

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An allele that expresses its trait even in the presence of a recessive allele.

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What is a recessive allele?

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An allele that only expresses its trait when two copies are present.

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What does homozygous mean?

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Having two identical alleles for a trait.

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What does heterozygous mean?

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Having two different alleles for a trait.