Unit 2- Variation And Inheritance Flashcards
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What is discrete variation?
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Variation that can be grouped
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What is continuous variation?
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Variation that can be measured
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What is a gene?
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A unit of hereditary that controls a characteristic
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What is a genotype?
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Combination of genes an organism has
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What is a phenotype?
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Physical attributes observed
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Alleles are…
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Different forms of a gene
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Homozygous is when…
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An organism possesses 2 identical alleles of a gene
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Heterozygous is when…
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An organism possesses 2 different alleles of a gene
