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Genetics Voc.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The different forms of a gene | alleles |
| physical characteristics in an organism | trait |
| The passing of traits from parents to offspring | heredity |
| The scientific study of heredity. | genetics |
| The factors that control physical characteristics | gene |
| The “father of genetics.” | Mendel |
| An allele which trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present. | dominant allele |
| An allele that is masked, or covered up, whenever the dominant allele is present. | recessive allele |
| Describes two different alleles for a trait. | heterozygous |
| Describes two identical alleles for a trait. | homozygous |
| Describes an organisms genetic makeup. | genotype |
| Describes an organisms physical appearance. | phenotype |
| An organism that produces offspring with different forms of a trait as the parent. | hybrid |
| An organism that always produces offspring with the same form of a trait as the parent. | purebred |
| The thought that genes are carried from parents to their offspring on chromosomes | chromosome theory |
| A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross. | punnett square |
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