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Heredity Unit Gr 8

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Who conducted an experiment on the heredity of (pea) plants (in the 1800s) by using tall and short plants.   Gregor Mendel (Austrian monk)  
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What are traits in the DNA that are seen or expressed easily?   Phenotype  
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What are ALL traits in the DNA; includes phenotype thraits and those NOT seen?   Genotype  
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What is it when a trait is expressed in the phenotype, even if only one copy is present (Xx)?   Dominant Allele (X) Ex. Brown eye color  
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What is it when a trait is expressed in the phenotype only if two copies of it are present in the chromosome (xx)?   Recessive Allele (x) Ex. Blue eye color  
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What shows the possible outcomes for inherited traits?   Punnet Squares  
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Each square of this shows a different allele or trait.   Punnet Squares  
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A chance that a specific outcome will occur compared with the total number of possible outcomes.   Probability  
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