3-2 Traits and Inheritance Flashcards
1
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Genes
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One set of instructions for an inherited trait.
2
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Alleles
A
One of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic such as hair color.
3
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Phenotype
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An organism’s appearance or other detectable.
4
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Albinism
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A condition that prevents hair, skin, and eyes from having normal coloring.
5
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Genotype
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The entire genetic makeup of ab organism; also the combination of genes for one or more specific traits.
6
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Homozygous
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A plant with two dominant or two recessive alleles.
7
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Heterozygous
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A plant that has the genotype Pp is said to be ______
8
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Probability
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The likelihood that a possible future event will occur in any given instance of the event.
9
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Incomplete Dominance
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Traits that do not blend together but have its own degree of influence.
