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genotype, phenotype, Punnett squares, homozygous, heterozygous, dominant, recessive, heredity, inherited traits, acquired traits

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Genetic makeup

genotype

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Natural traits that you are born with; passed fown from your parents and are coded for in your DNA.

inherited traits

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Another name for heterozygous.

hybrid; carrier

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Features influenced by the environment, choices you make, scars from injuries, things you learn, habits you develop over your life time.

acquired traits

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What is another name for homozygous?

purebred; true bred

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Genes are located...

on chromosomes

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Where is your genetic material found?

inside the nucleus of your cells; your unique DNA

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How many chromosomes do you inherit from each parent?

23; 46 total; 1/2 from Mom and 1/2 from Dad

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Two different alleles for a gene means...

heterozygous

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The passing of traits from parent to offspring through sexual reproduction is...

heredity

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Always shows up when present.

dominant traits

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An example of genetic engineering...

selective breeding (artificial selection)

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Explain why a child may look more like one parent over the other.

One parents may possess the majority of the dominant traits. Therefore you are more likely to favor that parent.

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List the 3 possible genotypes. (Use the letter T) (in order)

TT, Tt, tt

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What is the phenotype of a parent that is hybrid when brown eyes are dominant over blue eyes?

Brown eyes (capital letter is present Bb- see the dominant trait)

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Define selective breeding...purpose and who is in control. Give an example.

Selective breeding- humans are choosing the traits that they desire to see in the offspring of an organism. (Purebred dogs)

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