Genetics Flashcards
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What is heredity?
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Genetic transmission of characteristics (traits) from parent to offspring
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What is genetics
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Study of heredity
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What is a trait?
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Specific characteristic that can vary from one individual to another
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What is a gene?
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Sequence of DNA that codes for a protein, determines a trait, and is the basic unit of heredity
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What is an allele?
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one of a number of different forms of a gene
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What is a genotype?
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Genetic makeup of an organism for a trait. Represented by a pair of letters ex. Dd
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What is a phenotype?
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Physical express of a trait
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What controls a phenotype
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Genotype
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What do punned squares show?
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Possible outcomes of a genetic cross
