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A genetics test review covering fundamental concepts such as heredity, heterozygous and homozygous alleles, karyotypes, recessive and dominant traits, sex-linked traits, and fertilization. It includes definitions of genotype, phenotype, pedigree, gamete, chromosome, and allele. The review also covers punnett squares, codominance, incomplete dominance, sex determination, chromosomal disorders like down syndrome, and examples of genetic traits like blood types, sickle cell anemia, and polygenic traits. This study material is useful for high school and university students studying genetics, providing a concise overview of key terms and concepts. (410 characters)
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which is more dominate heterozygous or homozygous? - correct answer heterozygous what does heredity mean? - correct answer the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring what does heterozygous mean? - correct answer an individual that has two different alleles for a trait what does karyotype mean? - correct answer a micrograph of homologous chromosomes from increasing to decreasing size... harvested during metaphase what does recessive mean? - correct answer a trait or an allele that will not be expressed when a dominate allele is present what does sex-linked mean? - correct answer a trait that is determined by a gene found on the X or Y chromosome what does homozygous mean? - correct answer an individual that has identical alleles for a trait what does fertilization mean? - correct answer the union of male and female gametes to from a zygote
what does genotype mean? - correct answer the combination of genes for one or more traits what does phenotype mean? - correct answer the physical appearance of a character what does pedigree mean? - correct answer a family history that shows how a trait is inherited over several generations what does gamete mean? - correct answer the reproductive cells provided by the mother and father (egg, sperm, and spore) what is a chromosome? - correct answer one of the structures in the nucleus that are made up of DNA and protein what does allele mean? - correct answer different versions of a gene what is genetics? - correct answer a branch of biology that focuses on heredity what is a diploid? - correct answer a cell that contains 2 sets of chromosomes what is a haploid? - correct answer an organism that has only one set of unpaired chromosomes
what will heterozygous look like? - correct answer Tt what are blood types? - correct answer codominance and multiple alleles what is an example of incomplete dominance? - correct answer pink snap dragons what is an example of sickle cell anemia? - correct answer codominance what is an example of sex-linked traits? - correct answer hemophilia and colorblindness what is an example of polygenic traits? - correct answer skin color, hair color, and eye color if black fur= B is dominate over white fur which is= b what would BB phenotype be? - correct answer black what about Bb? - correct answer black what would bb look like? - correct answer white