Exercise 11 and Exercise 12 Flashcards
1
Q
What is genetics ?
A
study of the inheritance of characteristics or traits
2
Q
What protein are made in a cell are determined by
A
genetic material or DNA and the genes it contains
3
Q
what is a gene
A
defined as a segment of DNA
4
Q
what are the the different versions of a gene known as
A
alleles
5
Q
In a ___ organism each gene exists in two copies one on each homologous chromosomes
A
diploid
6
Q
recessive allele
A
expresses its phenotype when it is present in two copies
7
Q
dominant allele
A
always expressed in an individual whether it has one or two copies
8
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