Dominant and recessive genes Flashcards

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What do dominant genes do?

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Dominant genes mask recessive genes

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Who discovered Dominant and Recessive Genes (Father of Genetics)?

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Mandel

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What does Homozygous mean

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Homozygous is when you have two of the same genes, TT or tt

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What does heterozygous mean?

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Heterozygous or hybrid means that you have both dominant and recessive genes Tt

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