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Portions of DNA that can code for a characteristic are called?
Codons
Genes
Sarcomeres
Chromatids
Height, hair color, and ability to roll your tongue are all examples of?
Genes
Mesomorphs
Traits
Anti-codons
A variation of a gene for a specific trait is called?
sister chromatid
characteristic
allele
ectomorph
Organisms that inherit one allele of a dominant trait _____ display that trait
will
will not
Organisms that inherit one allele of a recessive trait _____ display that trait
will
will not
Upper case letters represent ______ alleles.
Lower case letters represent ______ alleles.
recessive; dominant
dominant; recessive
The 2 alleles (1 inherited from each parent) make up an organism's _______
phenotype
genotype
xenotype
agrotype
When writing genotypes, the dominant allele is always listed _____ the recessive allele.
after
before
The physical characteristics of an organism that is determined by the genotype is called?
xenotype
exotype
phenotype
glycotype
_________ genotypes occur when an organism has 1 dominant allele and 1 recessive allele.
Homozygous
Heterozygous
_________ genotypes occur when an organism has either 2 dominant alleles or 2 recessive alleles.
Homozygous
Heterozygous
A Punnett square is a diagram used to predict the _______ combinations in a genetic cross.
phenotype
millotype
genotype
glycotype
_______ crosses predict the outcome of a single trait
Dihybrid
Monohybrid
_______ crosses predict the outcome of 2 or more traits
Dihybrid
Monohybrid
This law states that each gamete can carry only one allele for each gene?
Law of Segregation
Law of Independent Assortment
This law states that alleles for different traits are not linked and can separate during the formation of gametes (meiosis)?
Law of Segregation
Law of Independent Assortment
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