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a region of the chromosome that controls an observable genetic trait.
* E.g. flower color, seed coat texture |
Gene
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a form of the gene that produces different forms of a genetic trait.
* E.g. purple flowers, white flowers |
Allele
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an organism that has a gene with two identical alleles.
* E.g. two dominant alleles (TT) * E.g. two recessive alleles (tt) |
Homozygous
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an organism that has a gene with two different alleles.
* E.g. one of each kind of allele (Tt) |
Heterozygous
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the types of alleles that an organism has
* E.g. TT,Tt,tt |
Genotype
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the observable expression of the genotype
* E.g. purple flowers, white flowers |
Phenotype
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If we were to consider two genetic traits (i.e. two genes) simultaneously this would be a ... cross.
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dihybrid
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Multiple Allelic Traits
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Traits controlled by a single gene that has more than two alles
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