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study basic genetics terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an organism's _________________ are located on threadlike structures called chromosomes | genes |
| the wrinkled pea phenotype is _______ and has the homozygous genotype rr | recessive |
| the different forms of genes are called_______ | alleles |
| the heterozygous genotype Rr results in a round pea, because the round pea allele is ____ to the wrinkled pea | dominant |
| a trait's _____is its observable expression in the organism | phenotype |
| when the two alleles are different, the genotype is said to be ______ | heterozygous |
| the observable expression of a trait is determined by its ___________ | genotype |
| when an organism has two alleles for a certain trait that are the same, the genotype of the that trait is said to be __________ | homozygous |
| If you cross a red-haired cow with a white-haired cow and get an offspring with red and white hair it is an example of _________ | codominance |
| human traits like eye color and height are due to what kind of complex inheritance | polygenic inheritance |