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7 Genetics Test

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What are instructions for an inherited trait called?   Genes  
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What are different forms of a gene that decides a characteristic?   Alleles  
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What is used used to organize the possible offspring combinations from a genetic cross?   Punnett Square  
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What is an organism's physical appearance?   Phenotypes  
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What is an organism with either two dominant or two recessive alleles for a given trait?   Homozygous  
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What is the study of heredity?   Genetics  
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What is a plant that fertilizes itself?   Self-pollination  
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What is the mathematical chance that something will happen?   Probability  
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What is the passing of traits from parents to offspring?   Heredity  
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What is the genetic makeup (allele combination) of an organism?   Genotype  
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What makes up the chromosomes in the nucleus of a Eukaryotic cell?   DNA  
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What is a trait that is masked if the dominant allele is present?   Recessive  
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What is an organism with one dominant and one recessive gene for a given trait?   Heterozygous  
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What is an inherited characteristic also known as?   Trait  
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What is a plant that fertilizes another plant of the same species?   Cross-pollination  
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Who studied pea plants to see how traits are passed from parents to offspring and is known as the "Father of Genetics"?   Gregor Mendel  
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