Genetics High School Biology Already Graded A+
1. What is an allele? - Answer: An allele is one of a pair of genes located at a specific position on a chromosome that
determine the same characteristic, such as blood type or colorblindness.
2. How are alleles represented? - Answer: Alleles...
- Answer: An allele is one of a pair of genes located at a specific position on a chromosome that
determine the same characteristic, such as blood type or colorblindness.
2. How are alleles represented?
- Answer: Alleles are denoted by individual letters, such as A, a, B, or b.
3. What is meant by genotype?
- Answer: The genotype refers to the genetic composition of an organism, indicating the specific alleles
it possesses.
4. What is a phenotype?
- Answer: The phenotype is the observable physical appearance or traits of an organism.
5. How are genotypes written?
- Answer: Genotypes are denoted using pairs of letters, which can include combinations like BB, Bb, or
bb.
6. What does homozygous dominant mean?
- Answer: Homozygous dominant describes an organism that has two identical dominant alleles for a
trait.
7. How are homozygous dominant traits represented?
- Answer: These traits are indicated using the same uppercase letters, such as BB or PP.
8. What is heterozygous?
- Answer: A heterozygous organism has two different alleles for a specific trait.
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