What is an Allele?
hetero
GG
function
proteins determine
Trait
A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes.
Recessive Allele
An allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present
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How many parents are needed for asexual reproduction?
alleles
Some traits exhibit a large number of phenotypes because the traits are controlled by genes with many different
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What is the number of the chromosome that determines your sex?
XX
female coding
homo recessive
gg
XY
male coding
acquired trait
trait not determined by genes
Dominant Allele
An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present.
Genotype
An organism's genetic makeup or allele combinations
Phenotype
An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits.
Heterozygous
Describes an organism with two different alleles for a trait.
Allele
Different forms of the same gene. A variation of a gene's nucleotide sequence (an alternative form of a gene).
Inheritance
The process by which physical and biological characteristics are transmitted from the parent (or parents) to the offspring
clone
What is the offspring from asexual reproduction called?
Somatic Cell
the chromosome has two different copies of the gene that controls the trait
Homozygous
Describes an organism that has two identical alleles for a trait
homo dominant
Gg
proteins
Genes code for