B3-ALLELES

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Alleles:
Are different versions of the same gene. We have two alleles of each gene.
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Homozygous:
Are two copies of the same allele.
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Heterozygous:
Two different copies of an allele.
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Dominant allele:
One copy needed for characteristics to show.
Written in capitals.
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Recessive allele:
Two copies for the characteristics to show.
Written in lowercase.
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Genotype:
It is the combination of alleles in an organism.
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Phenotype:
Are the characteristics produced by the alleles.
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Genetic diagram:
It shows the likelihood of offspring produced by parents with a certain genotype.
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Are two copies of the same allele.

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Homozygous:

Card 3

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Two different copies of an allele.

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Card 4

Front

One copy needed for characteristics to show.
Written in capitals.

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Card 5

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Two copies for the characteristics to show.
Written in lowercase.

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Preview of the back of card 5
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