Chapter 11.2 Flashcards

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Homozygous

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Having two identical alleles for a particular gene

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Probability

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Likelihood that a particular event will occur

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Heterozygous

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Having two different alleles for a particular gene

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Phenotype

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Physical characteristics of an organism

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Genotype

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Genetic makeup of an organism

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Punnett Square

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Diagram that can be used to predict the genotype and phenotype combinations of a genetic cross

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Independent assortment

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One of Mendel’s principles that states that genes for different traits can segregate independently during the formation of gametes.

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