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Genetics

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What is a form of a trait? allele
What is a fertilized cell? zygote
What is a product of meiosis? gamete
How many chromosomes does a gamete have? 1/2 the number of a body cell
How many chromosomes does a zygote have? all the chromosomes that a body cell has
Where does mitosis take place? body cells
What is an allele that covers a recessive allele? dominant
What is an allele that can be covered by a dominant allele? recessive
What is the genetic make up of an organism? genotype
What is the result of a genotype? phenotype
What is an organism that is purebred? homozygous
What is an organism that has a hybrid genotype? heterozygous
What is another word for a heterozygous organism? hybrid
What is another word for a homozygous organism? purebred
What is the study of the passing of traits from parent to offspring? genetics
Who does an offspring inherit his traits from? parents
What type of genotype creates a phenotype that is in the middle? incomplete dominance
What is it when genes are changed within a cell? mutation
What is it called when an organism's genes have been changed by a scientist? genetic engineering
What is a cause of a mutation? chemicals
What had to be advanced in order for scientists to create genetically engineered foods? technology
Whenever there is a genotype that has a dominant trait and a recessive trait, the organism's phenotype shows which trait? dominant
Whenever an organism's genotype is homozygous with the recessive trait, the phenotype will show which trait? recessive
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