Vocabulary
The actual allele combination in an individual (the genetic codes)
What is Genotype?
Tt
Heterozygous
If R is brown hair and r is red hair, what could be a genotype of a person with Brown hair?
RR or Rr
The outward manifestation or expression of an individuals genotype
Phenotype
hh
Homozygous recessive
If D is dimples and d is no dimples, what would be the genotype of someone without dimples.
dd
Alleles of both chromosomes are recessive
Homozygous recessive
GG
Homozygous dominant
What color hair would someone with the genotype rr have if R is brown and r is red.
One dominant allele and one recessive allele
Heterozygous
Rr
Heterozygous
The allele that can mask the expression of the other
Dominant allele
GG
Homozygous dominant