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What are instructions for an inherited trait called?
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What are different forms of a gene that decides a characteristic?
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What are instructions for an inherited trait called? Genes
What are different forms of a gene that decides a characteristic? Alleles
What is used used to organize the possible offspring combinations from a genetic cross? Punnett Square
What is an organism's physical appearance? Phenotypes
What is an organism with either two dominant or two recessive alleles for a given trait? Homozygous
What is the study of heredity? Genetics
What is a plant that fertilizes itself? Self-pollination
What is the mathematical chance that something will happen? Probability
What is the passing of traits from parents to offspring? Heredity
What is the genetic makeup (allele combination) of an organism? Genotype
What makes up the chromosomes in the nucleus of a Eukaryotic cell? DNA
What is a trait that is masked if the dominant allele is present? Recessive
What is an organism with one dominant and one recessive gene for a given trait? Heterozygous
What is an inherited characteristic also known as? Trait
What is a plant that fertilizes another plant of the same species? Cross-pollination
Who studied pea plants to see how traits are passed from parents to offspring and is known as the "Father of Genetics"? Gregor Mendel
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