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15nimperato Genetics
Genetics
Question | Answer |
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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 |