Genetics Vocabulary: Genes, Alleles, and Inheritance Patterns

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Gene

units of inheritance, Segment of DNA that Codes for a protein

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Allele

different forms of a gene

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Genotype

The Composition of alleles of an organism

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Character

Observable Feature (ex. floral Color)

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Phenotype

physical expression of the organism (ex. Red or white flowers)

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Homozygous

two of the same Alleles

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Heterozygous

two different Alleles

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Dominant

fully expressed in phenotype

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Recessive

masked in phenotype when heterozygous

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Monohybrid Cross

one gene

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Dihybrid Cross

Cross two genes