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genetics SC
science class
Question | Answer |
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what is a phenotype? | the way an organism looks |
what is a genotype ? | genetic makeup or a combination of alleles in an organism. |
what is homozygous? | an organism that has two of the same alleles for a trait AA |
what is hetozygous? | an organism with 2 or more alleles for a trait Aa |
what are genes | factor that controls a trait |
what does dominate mean | when an allele always shows up in an organism even when an other allel is present . |
what does hybrid mean | two different alleles for a trait . |
what is a trait | is a characteristic such as a seed color |
what is a purebred | always produces offspring that have the same trait. |
what is heridity | the passing of traits form parent to offspring |
what is genetics | the study of heredity |
what is alleles | different forms of a gene |
Recessive | |
chromosomes | short thick coils of DNA. |
DNA | |
aquired traits | is an organism that develops after it is born |
inherited traits | is like your hair color and hight and |