Biology Genetic Terms Flashcards
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Traits
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The physical characteristics (hair, teeth, nose)
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Genes
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The genetic makeup of the visible traits
3
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Alleles
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The different forms of genes, represented by letters.
4
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Dominant traits
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capital letter. Inherited characteristics from parents’ dominant alleles that appear on offspring.
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Recessive Traits
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lowercase letters. inherited characteristics that form parents’ when both have recessive alleles that appear on offspring.
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Genotype
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The two alleles that represent the genetic makeup of the offspring. (TT- Tt- tt)
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Phenotype
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The visible trait that is visible on the offspring.
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Homozygous
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alleles are the same. (both dominant or both recessive).
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Heterozygous
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alleles are different. (Dominant trait is visible but carries recessive) (Tt)
