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Genetics 1 - CHS Bio
LaChance Biology Genetics Ch. 29
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A characteristic of an organism. | Trait |
| Inheritance of traits (from parents). | Heredity |
| Field of biology which studies the inheritance of traits. | Genetics |
| New name for the "Factors" Mendel found that produce traits in organisms. | Genes |
| The stronger of a pair of two genes | Dominant |
| The weaker of a pair of two genes. | Recessive |
| Organisms that have two of the same genes for a trait are given this name. | Pure or Homozygous |
| Organisms that have two different genes for a trait are called this. | Hybrid of Heterozygous |
| The physical trait displayed because of an organism's genes | Phenotype |
| The actual combination of all the genes for a particular trait. | Genotype |
| When a heterozygous trait appears to as a blend of the possibilities. | Incomplete Dominance |
| A special chart used by geneticists to show all possible combinations that can result from crossing two organisms. | Punnett Square |
| A cross involving only one trait. | Monohybrid Cross |
| A cross containing two different sets of traits | Dihybrid Cross |