Genetic Terms (inheritance)

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what is a gene?
a section of DNA on a chromosome coding for a particular polypeptide
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the combination of alleles for a specific trait, and the genetic make-up of an organism is known as what?
genotype
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an allele is?
different forms of the same chromosome
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Alleles are found on homologous chromosomes, the position that its found in is known as the..?
locus
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what does Heterozygous mean?
having two different alleles for a given gene, a dominant allele and a recesive allele
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having two dominant alleles present for a given gene is known as...?
Homozygous Dominant
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The physical expression of the genotype is known as...?
Phenotype
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the combination of alleles for a specific trait, and the genetic make-up of an organism is known as what?

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an allele is?

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Alleles are found on homologous chromosomes, the position that its found in is known as the..?

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Excellent idea! Just needs a few more keywords!

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