Genetics Quizlet
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- Q1The passing of traits from parent to offspring.Heredity30s
- Q2A physical characteristic of an organism, like hair color, eye color, blood type, how tall you are.Traits30s
- Q3The offspring of generations that are homozygous for a trait... aa or AAPurebred30s
- Q4An organism that has two different alleles for a trait. AaHybrid30s
- Q5Is a trait that always shows when the dominant allele is present. Aa, AADominant30s
- Q6Is hidden when the dominant allele is present. Only expresses itself when the genotype is aa.Recessive30s
- Q7A chart that helps predict the probability that offspring will have a certian trait.Punnett Square30s
- Q8Having two identical alleles for a trait. Example: AA or aaHomozygous30s
- Q9Having two different alleles Example alleles:Aa(hybrid)Heterozygous30s
- Q10An organism's physical appearance, or visible trait.Phenotype30s
- Q11An organism's genetic makeup, or inherited combination of allelesGenotype30s
- Q12Both traits mix in the heterozygous offspring.Incomplete Dominance30s
- Q13Both dominant and recessive traits express themselves, in the form of spots.Codominance30s
- Q14Recessive traits that are located only on the x chromosome. They are more common in males.Sex-Linked Disorders30s
- Q15A punnett square for two traits at a time.Dihybrid cross30s