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genetics test vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| genetics | study of heredity |
| dominant | when one allele masks the presence of another |
| homozygous | alleles paried together that are identical for a trait |
| recessive | an allele that is masked or covered by another |
| allele | different forms a gene may have for a trait |
| punnett square | tool used to determine possible genotypes of the offspring |
| gene | a sequenc of DNA that determines a trait |
| genotype | the specific pair of genes an organism has for a trait |
| heterozygous | alleles paired together that are different for a trait |
| phenotype | the physical appearance or description of what a trait looks like |