Chapter 9

Question 0

the genetic makeup of an individual, inherited from the parents

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genotype

Question 1

the observable character of an individual, determined by both genes and environment

Answer 1

phenotype

Question 2

a thing or trait that is passed down from generation to generation

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inheritance

Question 3

a distinguished quality that varies from organism to organism

Answer 3

trait

Question 4

one of two or more alternative forms of a gene and are found at the same place on a chromsome

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allele

Question 5

when an individual carries identical alleles of a gene

Answer 5

homozygous

Question 6

when an individual carries two different alleles of a gene

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heterozygous

Question 7

in a heterozygous individual, the allele that is expressed in the phenotype other the other allele

Answer 7

dominant allele

Question 8

in a heterozygous individual, the allele that is not expressed in the phenotype, even though that allele is being carried

Answer 8

recessive allele