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15nimperato Genetics
Genetics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The way an organism looks | Phenotype |
| The combination of alleles in an organism | Genotype |
| Two of the same alleles | Homozygous |
| Two different alleles | Heterozygous |
| A characteristic, such as a seed color | Trait |
| The study of heredity | Genetics |
| The passing of traits from parents to offspring | Heredity |
| Offspring that has the same traits | Purebred |
| The inherited traits of an organism | DNA |
| Shorter, thicker coils of DNA form rod-shaped structures. | Chromosomes |
| Factors that controls traits | Gene |
| A organism that develops after its born | Acquired Trait |
| Allele that always shows up in a organism | Dominant |
| A hidden allele that is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present | Receessive |
| Two different alleles for a trait | Hybrid |
| Different forms of a gene | Allele |