Genetics and punnet squares Flashcards
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what is genetics
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Genetics is the study of the characteristics in all living things of parents are given to children by genes
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What are Alleles
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Alleles are an alternate form of a gene
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What do Alleles control
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they control the contrasting characteristics of each trait
4
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Alleles can either be?
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Dominant or recessive
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What is a Genotype
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The genetic makeup of an organism
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Phenotype
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The physical features / appearance of an organism
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What is homozygous
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means an organism has two identical alleles for a trait example BB (both dominant)
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what is heterozygous
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means an organism has two different alleles for a trait example Bb (dominant and recessive)
