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Tadiwa HIS Science 1
Genes and Inheritance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the use of nitrogen in plants | General growth; makes proteins |
| Homozygous | This word refers to a pair of chromosomes being made of two of the same alleles of a gene. |
| Heterozygous | This word refers to a pair of chromosomes being made of two different alleles of a gene |
| Recessive allele | This allele will determine a characteristic only if there are no dominant ones |
| Dominant allele | This allele determines the development of a characteristic |
| What is the use of magnesium in plants | Making chlorophyll (leaves turn yellow without it) |
| What is the use of potassium in plants | Healthy leaves; to make fruit |