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The unit that determines traits
What is a gene
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The man whom history credits as the founder of heredity, or, genetics

Gregor Mendel

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An organism's complete genetic makeup. Or a specific genetic formation, such as a heterozygous form
What is a genotype
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The physical appearance of an organism; the outer expression of its genotype
What is a phenotype
100

Melissa is tall; Pedro has brown eyes — what do we call these?

What are traits

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When any organism reproduces, it is what we call the new organism
What are offspring
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The stronger of the two kinds of alleles
What is a dominant allele
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Heredity works by a combination of determinism and chance, or what we also call...
Probability
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The weaker of the two kinds of alleles
What is a recessive allele
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The science founded by Mendel, what we now call the field of "genetics"
What is heredity
300
Which of the following is a heterozygous genotype? AA Tt gg
Tt
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The grid where we determine each possible genetic outcome an offspring may have
What is a Punnett square
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A genotype that contains two of the same allele
What is a homozygous genotype
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How many TOTAL chromosomes does a human have?

46 (23 pairs)

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The classification of this genotype: pp
What is homozygous recessive
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What Protein builds muscle cells in animals?

Myostatin

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The classification of this genotype: BB
What is homozygous dominant
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Which gender has one X chromosome and one Y?

MALE

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A diagram or chart of the genetic history of a family over several generations is called?

A PEDIGREE

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A particular form of a gene, such as the A in the genotype Aa
What is an allele
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What genetic phenomenon is demonstrated if we cross a red flower with a white flower, and produce a pink flower?
What is incomplete dominance
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What is the most likely phenotype when crossing a Homozygous Dominant Parent with a Homozygous Recessive Parent?

A Heterozygous Dominant Offspring

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A chomosome mutation would cause what to happen?

Can change phenotype of offspring.

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When a DNA gene is damaged or changed, this is called a _________________.

 MUTATION

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What two proteins are found in animal cells?

actin & myosin